[pianotech] Bottom Board Material

John Ross jrpiano at eastlink.ca
Fri Feb 18 14:14:08 MST 2011


Am I missing something?
The screws go through the board, and secure it to the piano, so screw holding isn't a factor.
Ron addressed the pedal brackets, suggesting T nuts.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 2011-02-18, at 9:10 AM, Terry Farrell wrote:

> Baltic Birch has many thin laminations - is that correct? Are the inner laminations reasonably hard for good screw holding? That might just be a wiener! All else being equal, I'd rather use plywood - just seems like that would be the most stable and easiest to work with.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> On Feb 17, 2011, at 8:48 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:
> 
>> On 2/17/2011 6:51 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:
>>> I will be fabricating a new bottom board for a customer's vertical piano
>>> (moisture/mold damage). Any opinions on the best material for the job?
>> 
>> I always liked Baltic Birch for this.
>> Ron N
> 

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