[pianotech] Metro Vac 'n Blo

[Overs Pianos]

Hi Ron N,

Back in 1992, when I a bought a couple of cubes of the stuff, I 
thought it was going to be the bellyman's answer for piano making. 
But the MOE is far too low for it to be useful as a belly wood (its 
near enough to half the MOE of Sitka). Yes a lot of it is very nice 
and tight like the sample in my vac. I understand it is a distant 
relative of the Californian Redwoods. It machines really well and it 
has a pleasant aroma, but it is prone to having patches of wood with 
resin deposits, which doesn't always make it good for gluing. I 
suspect that these areas are associated with damaged branches.

Ron O.

>The King Billy is lovely. Is it typically that tight and clear?
>Ron N


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