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<DIV>In a message dated 1/4/2005 7:09:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Erwinsp=
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Of interest to all Recyclers types</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I just finished tearing apart an old Bald=
win
upright of which I spoke in "recycled technology". This piano had the usua=
l
huge laminated beams They are comprised of some very decent maple &a=
mp;
a very large amount of eastern or white spruce. Most of this spruce =
is
at least 20 grains an inch & some as high as 27. I've now g=
ot a
pile of rib stock worth about $250 & maple worth a bundle. I'll try to=
download a picture of this pile of wood. It took a couple hours of time bu=
t
the fun factor was truly high. I could rib at least three pianos with this=
recycled old growth lumber.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I see no reason not to use this once virg=
in old
growth lumber in current rebuilds. From past discussions I see this a=
s a
plus. Good lumber if treated right is good lumber for many decades &
centuries.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> In fact some of the most beautiful =
tight
maple bridge cap material has come from some of the other pianos/uprights =
I've
torn down. You can't buy wood like that any more to my knowledge. I'v=
e
tried. The last batch of Bolduc bridge cap stock was in my mind to wide &a=
mp;
hence too soft. That box was $200.00 !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> My last big find of maple was from a=
friend who sold me rough cut maple planks that sat around air drying at
Aeolian for a long while &Then sat another 20 years in various locales=
. I
think it's well aged grin. It wasn't all premium of course but much =
was.
Rough cut includes the knots.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Any body else do this? I realize that all=
uprights do not possess this much quality wood but I'd say those from the =
turn
of the last century do. That's when upright were the king of home
entertainment center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Any body got a free upright?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale
Erwin</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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