<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156055323-16072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><A href="http://www.certainlywood.com">www.certainlywood.com</A></FONT></S= PAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156055323-16072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156055323-16072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>And this time cross-band = them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156055323-16072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156055323-16072005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=3>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Alan Barnard<BR><B>Sent:</B> July 16, 2005 2:38 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Bad Case of VD<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P> <DIV><FONT size=4>Customer w/ 1903 Steinway 5'10" or so (S?) has a = serious case of veneerial disease on both arms of the piano. She had these = re-veneered some years ago and it looks like they had the grain running horizontal = to the floor instead of following the curves of the parts. Anyway, it's all = cracked up and falling off.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>What's a good source for veneer = strips?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>This is an ebony piano (pre-polyesther, of = course). What type of wood would you ewe recommend? Good source for info on this = repair? Matching the finish, etc.?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Thanks, y'all ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Salem, Missouri</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>