Knee Board Fabrication

[Jon Page]

At 02:13 PM 11/3/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm working on some studio pianos with missing knee boards. There are 7, all
>mahogany Sohmer studios. They measure 18 3/4" X  52", so I'd get only one
>per 4X8 sheet of plywood. Any suggestions?
>
>Philip Jamison
>West Chester, PA\

Actually, from a 4' x 8' sheet of plywood; you'd get two panels.
The material you would have left over, counting for the kerf, would be:
One piece measuring 48" x 43 7/8" and another piece 52" x 10 1/4".

You can get mahogany-faced finish-grade laminate or you can stain a 
birch-faced laminate to match the color.

Or you can go with a luan and cover them with your favorite designer fabric 
or vinyl covering.

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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