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rightMargin=7><BR>I think this is excellent use of resources=
that very well would hit the dump...way to go=
Dale...<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: <ERWINSPIANO@AOL.COM><BR>To:=
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Thu, 12 May 2005 22:58:27=
EDT<BR>Subject: Recycled Upright<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document=
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=3> The boys & I=
picked up another free 1890s bush& gerts upright the other=
day. As I posted some time back I occasionally find a cache of=
maple in these old beauties worth many hundreds of dollars which=
I use for bridge caps & pinblocks etc. But this one was=
solid maple. Yes every piece except oddly the back posts which=
were oak. Dennis & Jacob tore the it down to=
the skeleton in an hour & half. The back is=
sitting out front with a free sign on it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The sides popped off with a crow bar=
& that was that. This was a true treasure trove of tight=
grained maple. Street value , if you could find it probably 3 to=
400 dollars. my minimum wage help cost me about 60 bucks in=
labor. It ws a bargain. Not all is suitable for bridge=
capping but it is for many other uses</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The really tight grain makes the=
prettiest tenor/treble bridge caps I've ever seen. The=
smaller narrow pieces I glue up to make pieces wide=
enough for the treble caps .I reverse the grain=
orientation which allows to notch with the grain no matter=
which side I'm starting on. The glue joints are virtually=
invisible, if that matters & it's pretty in shellac. The=
tighter, denser totally, quartered wood makes for a treble=
cap with excellent impedance properties.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> It was fun</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT>
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