At 04:30 PM 1/20/2006 -0600, James wrote: >I would turn new ones out of mahogany wood. Given that the piano is subject to abuse, how about turning them out of something tougher than mahogany? By the way, I've discovered that if one has a wood like maple, which doesn't take stain well, if one stains it and then puts a very thin layer of epoxy over it all (sanded down after it sets up firm), the epoxy will stain dark as anything. No grain showing through, but it's both dark and tough, and will take varnish -- at least, mine did. sssssssnn
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