Spruce Chase/New Sitka supplier

[Farrell]

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What is new about this? I'm quite sure Roseland has been offering tongue =
& groove joined spruce soundboard blanks for some years. Am I wrong? Or =
is the newness here an improved source?

Terry Farrell
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  From: Jeannie Grassi=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 4:08 PM
  Subject: RE: Spruce Chase/New Sitka supplier


  Hi Dale,
  Do you have an email address for Rick?  This sounds great.  I'd like =
to put this info in the Journal.  Maybe Rick would like to write it up, =
or perhaps you would????  I'll contact him and see if he is ready to =
make this public. =20

  jeannie
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    From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On =
Behalf Of BEATRIX ERWIN
    Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:55 PM
    To: pianotech
    Subject: Spruce Chase/New Sitka supplier


      List

        In Dec. I  entered a posting on the topic of looking for a Sitka =
spruce /soundboard panel source. As I really like working with Sitka and =
have had excellent tonal results I was anxious to find either raw wood =
or ready to work panels. Rick Wheeler of Roseland Piano company , The =
guy who makes new key sets), and I have talked extensively about finding =
a reliable source of wood and or producing panels ourselves.
     As it turns out those conversations have motivated Rick ,who has =
the knowledge ,expertise and facility to produce boards, to commit to a =
new Premium sound board making enterprise. =20
         He has been working with the wood broker for the former Stein & =
Volk /Sound Woods soundboard panel supplier in McCall Idaho. The Wood =
broker  has been able to locate adequate sources of Sitka & Engelman =
Spruce as well as a Sitka cross breed.
       Production will start soon.  Rick says the quality of the premium =
Sitka will knock your eyes out. My previous experience with panels from =
the now defunct Sound Woods Co.  were by far the finest example of Sitka =
boards I have ever witnessed.
       Ricks goal is to provide premium quality boards to independent =
technicians. He is currently working on perfecting his tongue and groove =
assembly techniques for production as opposed to the standard butt joint =
configuration. This joinery technique increase the strength and =
durability of the panels and resists compression swelling around the =
glue joints which as  you know is where most of the cell damage occurs =
in soundboards exposed to excess humidity over time. Rick is also a =
piano tech./ rebuilder himself and knows what the guys in the trade =
want. What a relief.
       It's always great for our business to have new suppliers =
including soundboard suppliers as there aren't that many of them.
      If any are interested in placing an order Call Rick at =
1-503-654-1888 in Milwaukee ,Oregon.

         Best----Dale Erwin




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