[pianotech] This week's quiz, was "What Wood is that?"

[Susan Kline]

Jacks?

On 2/4/2011 6:14 AM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft wrote:
> Key frame?
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> Al -
> High Point, NC
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> On Feb 3, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
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>> Jurgen said:
>>  "Pear wood was often used as the thick (2 mm or so) cross banding 
>> underneath the face veneer on piano cases."
>> Jurgen,
>> That is partially true. They did use it that way, but not very often, 
>> because it was an expensive/difficult to get wood. The clue there is 
>> Pear Wood's a very stable wood. Hence it's most often use.<G> ???? 
>> BTW, what a lot think is Pear Wood, could be any other Fruit Wood or 
>> even something like Boxwood. They all look similar.<G>
>> Joe
>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>> Captain of the Tool Police
>> Squares R I
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