recycled Lumber

[Erwinspiano@aol.com]

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In a message dated 1/4/2005 7:09:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Erwinspiano  
writes:

Of interest to all  Recycler types
  I just finished  tearing apart an old Baldwin  upright of which I spoke in 
"recycled technology". This piano had the usual  huge laminated beams  They 
are comprised of some very decent maple &  a very large amount of  eastern or 
white spruce. Most of this spruce is  at least 20 grains an inch & some as high 
as 27. I've  now got a  pile of rib stock worth about $250 & maple worth a 
bundle. I'll try to  download a picture of this pile of wood. It took a couple 
hours of time but  the fun factor was truly high. I could rib at least three 
pianos with this  recycled old growth lumber.
   I see no reason not to use this once virgin old  growth lumber in current 
rebuilds. From past discussions I see this as a  plus. Good lumber if treated 
right is good lumber for many decades &  centuries.
    In fact some of the most beautiful tight  maple bridge cap material has 
come from some of the other pianos/uprights I've  torn down. You can't buy wood 
like that any more to my knowledge. I've  tried. The last batch of Bolduc 
bridge cap stock was in my mind to wide &  hence too soft. That box was $200.00 !!
   My last big find of maple was from a  friend who sold me rough cut maple 
planks that sat around air drying at  Aeolian for a long while &Then sat 
another 20 years in various locales. I  think it's well aged  grin. It wasn't all 
premium of course but much was.  Rough cut includes the knots.
   Any body else do this? I realize that all  uprights do not possess this 
much quality wood but I'd say those from the turn  of the last century do. 
That's when upright were the  king of home  entertainment center.
 Any body got a free upright?
    Dale  Erwin



 

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