broken Steinway lyre braces

[James Grebe]

John,
What area are you in?  Many times there are more wood turners in 'the 
sticks' than in the cities.  Check to see if there is a local wood turners 
club in your area.  Mahogany is fairly easy to come by with hardwood sellers 
that deal with furniture or hobbyist type wood workers.
James
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Formsma" <john@formsmapiano.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: broken Steinway lyre braces


> James,
>
> Thanks for your answer. Yes, I thought of this, but I don't have local 
> access to mahogany or a lathe, and finding someone in our rural area who 
> could do this would take quite some time.
>
> John Formsma
>
> James Grebe wrote:
>  I would turn new ones out of mahogany wood.
>  James
>  James Grebe   Piano Tuning & Repair   Member of M.P.T.
>  R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years.   "Member of the Year" in 1989
>    Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing 
> Instruments
>  (314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO 63010
>  BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
>  pianoman@accessus.net
>