What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?

[hubert liverman]

Avery,

Absolutely !

 It seems that every time I go on a FMI (for my information) search I learn
more than I care to, but NOT what I want to know. :-)

Hubert


----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?


> Hubert,
>
> Is this another case of me learning "more than I ever wanted to know?" :-)
>
> Avery
>
> At 10:55 AM 7/20/04, you wrote:
> >Actually,more than you think,<grin>
> >
> >I did a short dictionary search, and either is acceptable, if we are
> >discussing wood,and veneer. Burl seems to be the prefered, burled is
> >secondary or inflected usage. The root words are from Middle English
> >(several), and can either refer to wool working,yarn making, textiles,and
> >woodworking. In the textile context they can and will take on more and
> >convoluted meanings than we need to discuss. So when
> >  it comes to in wood...you say tomato,Barrie says tamata, and I say
t'mater.
> >I have learned more about this usage than I cared to, and we still have
not
> >answered Gordons question. <grin>.
> >
> >At the "thump' of the gavel this meeting will be adjourned.
> >
> >In all friendship: <huge grin>
> >
> >Hubert Liverman
> >Piano Tuner/Tech
> >Opelika, AL.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 6:23 PM
> >Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's
players?
> >
> >
> > > Actually, I've always heard it referred to as "Burled" walnut. But
what
> > > do I know? :-)
> > >
> > > Avery
> > >
> > > At 01:38 PM 7/19/04, you wrote:
> > > >If you clcik here you will see pics of pianos, car interiors and
other
> > > >furniture that use burr Walnut
> > > >
> > >
> >
>http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=burr
> >+walnut
> > > >
> > > >is it burr or burl ?
> > > >
> > > >Brian
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "hubert liverman" <hubertliverman@bellsouth.net>
> > > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > >Sent: 19 July, 2004 7:05 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's
> >players?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >This is my first post to the list in some 18 months, so bear with me
> > > >please,and let me reintroduce myself later.
> > > >
> > > >Yes, it is burl walnut, from the root of the tree. It was bookmarked
> >veneer
> > > >over some other wood. Due to the very nature of the medium, and
> >availibility
> > > >it was expensive..thus veneer. The figuration will make you cry at
times,
> > > >such beauty! Unfortunitly most pianos that I have run across have not
> >been
> > > >worth 'rewhatevering', to make it into a viable musical instrument
> >without
> > > >being 'almost economicaly unfeasible in the long run.
> > > >
> > > >Conrad, please update my flame suit to the latest edition,your check
is
> >in
> > > >the mail.
> > > >
> > > >Sincerely;
> > > >
> > > >Hubert Liverman
> > > >Piano tuner/ tech
> > > >Opelika, AL.
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
> > > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > >Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 10:18 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's
> >players?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > mmm,
> > > > >
> > > > > If you talk about what I think, it is veneer sawed from portions
of
> >the
> > > > > walnut stock that are close to the roots of the tree, and all the
nice
> > > > > figures you see in it are caused by the start of roots.
> > > > >
> > > > > Stéphane Collin.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:57 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's
> >players?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Burl walnut?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Terry Farrell
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> > > > > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:55 PM
> > > > > > Subject: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's
> >players?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > List,
> > > > > > >      Many of you have probably seen that lovely,
> > > > > > > book-matched, highly figured walnut on pianos,
> > > > > > > particulary players, from the teens and twenties.
> > > > > > > WHAT IS IT ???  WHERE CAN I BUY SOME ???
> > > > > > >     I saw a color photo of it in "Fine Woodworking" a
> > > > > > > few years ago, but promply forgot its proper name.
> > > > > > >      Please help, if you can!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >     Thanks!
> > > > > > >     Thump
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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