<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Always willing to try something once, I am in the middle of making a li= d for an 8' grand from scatch.  The piano is ebony.  The core is p= oplar.  The question regards vaneer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have seen many Eruopean pianos, (this is a Bechstein) with only a sin= gle layer of vaneer, yet most American pianos have two cross banded.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Has any used the paper backed vaneer in a situation such as this? = Could that be used as only on layer? Or should it be used in two layers? Or= is it better to just use regular, unbacked vaneer and cross band it?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Andrew Remillard <BR>2417 Maple Ave<BR>Donwers Grove, IL 60515<BR>ANRPiano.= com<BR>630-852-5058</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>