<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3>Don't know diddly about veneers, sorry. But I am = very interested to hear how you laid up your core. Details, please! Any pictures?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I also need to make a lid.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>If the piano is ebony, do you even need = veneers?</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=ANRPiano@aol.com = href="mailto:ANRPiano@aol.com">ANRPiano@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> Monday, February 02, 2004 = 7:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> lid construction</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Always willing to try something once, I am in the middle of = making a lid for an 8' grand from scatch.  The piano is ebony.  The core = is poplar.  The question regards vaneer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have seen many Eruopean pianos, (this is a Bechstein) with only = a single 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 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Andrew Remillard <BR>2417 Maple Ave<BR>Donwers Grove, IL = 60515<BR>ANRPiano.com<BR>630-852-5058</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></H= TML>