Soundboard Color

[Ward & Probst]

Terry,

Two books by an instructor who taught classes at the Annual Convention in
Orlando-

R. Bruce Hoadley- Understanding Wood
R. Bruce Hoadley- Identifying Wood

Hope this helps,
Dale
Dale Probst, RPT
Member, TEAM20001
PTG Annual Convention
Reno, NV --July 11-15, 2000
email: wardprobst@cst.net
(940)691-3682 voice
(940) 691-6843 fax
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Farrell
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 4:36 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Soundboard Color


Hey, thanks for the response Del. No I am not sure it is spruce (if I had to
guess, I would say that it is not spruce), I am ashamed to admit. My
Bachelor's degree is in Forestry and I had a couple classes on wood
technology - wish I could find my old textbook on the subject. Can you
recommend a text that is useful but also includes all aspects of technical
characteristics of common wood species?

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Soundboard Color


> Terry,
>
> Are you sure the soundboard is made of spruce?  Quite a number of other
> woods have been used over the years, including various cedars and (I
think)
> redwood (although probably not in France).
>
> Del