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

[Susan Kline]

Back checks! I was about to say that!

[No, I wasn't ... just funning you ... though it was on the long list of 
candidates]

On 2/4/2011 7:53 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
> Nope!
> I guess I'll have to put you all out of your misery The answer is Back 
> Checks.
> Joe
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft
>     <mailto:alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com>
>     *To: *joegarrett at earthlink.net
>     <mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>;pianotech at ptg.org
>     <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
>     *Sent:* 2/4/2011 6:14:16 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] This week's quiz, was "What Wood is that?"
>
>     Key frame?
>
>     Al -
>     High Point, NC
>
>
>
>     On Feb 3, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
>>
>>     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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