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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last one I did, I used a salvaged =
bottom board off
an old Knabe upright! It was on a 1970s Kimball studio - a bit of =
overkill
- and definitely an slap in the face of stray Knabe parts (maybe the =
fireplace
would have been a more dignified death?).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any good hardwood I should think. Hard =
maple might
be my first choice. I would want to edge-bond the flitches with epoxy =
rather
than hide glue (although the water-resistant TightBond should work =
well
also). You might want to avoid a ring-porous hardwood (like red =
oak) - only
because it might rot out real quick if it ever got a quick dunking in a =
minor
flood. I might also be tempted to go with a nice piece of marine plywood =
(although, I suppose a good piece of exterior-grade ply would be okay). =
A good
grade of marine ply will have water-proof glues and will not have voids =
in the
plies. Anyone else have an opinion on plywood? Would there be too =
much flex
in it - I shouldn't think a foot-wide piece, secured along both edges, =
would
wiggle too much. I haven't used plywood though, so I am not recommending =
it, but
rather asking. I guess the ultimate might be a maple multi-ply pinblock =
resawn
in half - now there's a piece of plywood!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JackHouweling@dccnet.com =
href="mailto:JackHouweling@dccnet.com">Jack
Houweling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 17, 2005 =
10:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> bottom board</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am replacing a bottom board on an =
old upright
and would like to know what would be the preferred choice of wood, or =
is there
any? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack
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