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<DIV><FONT size=3> Of interest to all Recyclers
types</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I just finished tearing apart an old Baldwi=
n
upright of which I spoke in "recycled technology". This piano had the usual =
huge
laminated beams They are comprised of some very decent maple & a v=
ery
large amount of eastern or white spruce. Most of this spruce is at lea=
st
20 grains an inch & some as high as 27. I've now got a pile o=
f
rib stock worth about $250 & maple worth a bundle. I'll try to download =
a
picture of this pile of wood. It took a couple hours of time but the fun fac=
tor
was truly high. I could rib at least three pianos with this recycled old gro=
wth
lumber.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I see no reason not to use this once virgin=
old
growth lumber in current rebuilds. From past discussions I see this as =
a
plus. Good lumber if treated right is good lumber for many decades &
centuries.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> In fact some of the most beautiful ti=
ght
maple bridge cap material has come from some of the other pianos/uprights I'=
ve
torn down. You can't buy wood like that any more to my knowledge. I've
tried. The last batch of Bolduc bridge cap stock was in my mind to wide &=
;
hence too soft. That box was $200.00 !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> My last big find of maple was from a f=
riend
who sold me rough cut maple planks that sat around air drying at Aeolian for=
a
long while &Then sat another 20 years in various locales. I think it's w=
ell
aged grin. It wasn't all premium of course but much was. Rough cut
includes the knots.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Any body else do this? I realize that all
uprights do not possess this much quality wood but I'd say those from the tu=
rn
of the last century do. That's when upright were the king of home
entertainment center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Any body got a free upright?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale
Erwin</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>