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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Partial list, in the action:<br/><br/> Keysticks typically sugar pine--strong and light<br/>Hammer moldings typically mahogany, hornbeam, other tough hardwoods<br/>Flanges mostly rock maple--not the easiest to machine but think about how well they hold up dimensionally and wear-wise even after 100 years of service<br/><br/>Alan Barnard<br/>Salem, MO<br/><br/></span></font></p>
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<hr/>Original message<br/>From: "Elwood Doss, Jr."
<edoss@charter.net> </edoss@charter.net><br/>To: "Pianotech List"
<pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org><br/>Received: 2/7/2008 4:35:35 PM<br/>Subject: piano woods<br/><br/>
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