<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=3>There is a variety of wood that I have seen in case = parts. I think more often than basswood, you will find poplar as a core material = - but I should think poplar would perform quite well indeed in this application = - I think it is a bit harder than basswood, very uniform, but softer than = maple so I should not make noise. I just might try poplar next time!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 06, = 2005 10:19 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: recycled balance = hole repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/5/2005 6:19:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, = <A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A> = writes:</DIV> <DIV>   <FONT size=4>Keith,Terry</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>  By the way you can recycle a whole lot of = fine basswood in every upright. It's usually in the long case parts that = they really didn't want to warp Or block' There is just a whole lot of = it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>   Dale</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Arial>I think Bill Spurlock mentions in his = article to make sure the grain is parallel with the long axis of the key. I used = basswood on a set I did recently. I know that is often used. Some suggest maple, but = Spurlock expressed some concern regarding potential noise with maple. = Most True-Value hardware stores or any decent hobby shop will have a = variety of craft wood of various species and thicknesses. MallWort might have it, = but who would ever go there (ever wonder why you don't have a crarft store nearby?)?</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>