[pianotech] What kind of wood is this?

[Chuck Vetter]

It has some qualities that make me think Bubinga. Similar grain patterns...could be stained to look like that piano.
Chuck V 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barbara Richmond 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] What kind of wood is this?



  Some of you might fine this website interesting.


  http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/

  -br

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 12:29:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] What kind of wood is this?

  On 8/26/2010 11:47 AM, John Delacour wrote:

  >> Anyone else seen this look before?
  >
  > Never! It's very striking isn't it.

  Yes it is!


  >To me it looks more like
  > ash, but I have never seen ash cut like that. I guess it's
  > possible.

  Ash was my guess too, and rotary (rather than flitch) cut 
  could well produce the pattern. We see something similar on 
  the face veneers of fir plywood, though not nearly as pretty.

  Ron N
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