Wonderwand

[Mike Swendsen]

Most of the woods used are very hard.  Pear or apple would be ok, but they
are light and usually light in colour.  Darker woods are prefered mainly
because they show less dirt...   Also most of the woods used  are hard
ehough that they don't need to be finsihed to maintain a good look.
Finishes eventually wear off.
KOA would probably be fine.  Some of the harder walnut would probably be
fine as well as crotch maple etc... If you are going to make a tool out of
it, it might as well look good.

Mike Swendsen

-----Original Message-----
From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: February 22, 1999 8:04 AM
Subject: Wonderwand


>Has anyone tried making a tuning lever handle out of a domestic wood such
>as apple or pear?.......... or an "offshore domestic" wood such as koa?
>
>John R. Fortiner
>Billings, MT
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