[pianotech] Fwd: wood ID

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Feb 1 19:59:34 MST 2011


Hi Al,

It's impossible to tell for sure from the photos. I don't claim to be  
a top expert, but my BS is in forestry and I had several wood  
technology classes.

The first could be either mahogany or rosewood. Just can't tell for  
sure. My bet would be on rosewood - but like I say, can't be sure.

The second piano is truly impossible to tell. Obviously it is a ring- 
porous hardwood. But that could mean oak, ash, walnut, butternut,  
hickory, etc., etc. It's just really hard to tell from the photo. I  
just looked at it again - heck, it could even be luan mahogany (not  
true mahogany - cheap stuff from indonesia).

Need some good high-res photos to even narrow it down.

Terry Farrell

On Feb 1, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft wrote:

>
>>
>> I've got 2 pianos that I need to ID the wood, and I'm not sure  
>> about them.
>> Here's the first one: does that look like rosewood?
>>
>> <IMG_1108.jpg><IMG_1119.jpg>
>> The second is a 1983 Kawai; I'm guessing it's oak. What do you think?
>>
>>
>> <IMG_1104.jpg>
>
>
> Al-
> High Point, NC
>

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