If anyone is after this particular wrecked piano, but very worthy of salvage for wood, it is in a junk shop in Seymour, main road in on the left.
Alan
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- Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:51 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Piano timber
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9687
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:20 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Piano timber
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9687
Re: Piano timber
Thanks Bob,
As I have a box of brace wood already, I'll keep it in mind for a while.
Cheers
Alan
As I have a box of brace wood already, I'll keep it in mind for a while.
Cheers
Alan
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Piano timber
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9687
Piano timber
Just wondering if there is any generic timber used in pianos.........suppose that depends on what country it was made. I have recently came across a wrecked piano in a junk yard that had some nice 100mm x 100mm timbers in it. The grain was very straight and slightly pinkish. I thought it looked like...
- Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:42 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Drum sander vs scraping plane
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19571
Re: Drum sander vs scraping plane
Thanks fellas, Your collective advice is always welcome, lots more knowledge and experience out there than I will ever accumulate in a life time. I have just sold off the bits of an old hobby (astronomy) and can now purchase a disc sander, 10-20 drum sander and a dust collector so that's where I'm h...
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:40 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Drum sander vs scraping plane
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19571
Drum sander vs scraping plane
Hi Fellas, Just wondering about the merits of buying a small drum sander vs a scraping plane for small uke work. The drum sander would be great for getting back, sides and fretboard to thickness very smartly but at a cost of about $1200 as opposed to a $200 odd for a good brand scraping plane that w...
- Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: First build
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7610
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:44 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: First build
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7610
Re: First build
Thanks fellas,
I agree there is something about Tiger Myrtle.
Planning the next uke now but got a few jigs to finish off first.
Alan
I agree there is something about Tiger Myrtle.
Planning the next uke now but got a few jigs to finish off first.
Alan
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:51 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: First build
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7610
First build
Thought I would show my first build of a tenor ukulele. I had some problems loading photos into the forum so I certainly hope they turn out ok. I attended Tim Spittle's Stanley workshop in January and had a great time building and enjoying the local scenery. Tim certainly has an excellent knowledge ...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: air filter to minimise dusts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19460
Re: air filter to minimise dusts
Should the air filters be used in conjunction with a dust extraction system?
Alan
Alan
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:46 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Timbers for instruments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10160
Re: Timbers for instruments
Thanks Maurice,
I'll go back next week and retrieve it.
Thanks also Col,
I'll PM you closer to the time
Cheers
Alan
I'll go back next week and retrieve it.
Thanks also Col,
I'll PM you closer to the time
Cheers
Alan
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Timbers for instruments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10160
Re: Timbers for instruments
I just googled up "zebra africa wood" and it came up with the description. Said there was some degree of tearout, here is the link. http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/zebrawood/ The piece I looked at was very course grained and would need a good pore filling. Interested in ...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:49 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Timbers for instruments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10160
Re: Timbers for instruments
Hi Col, Thanks for the reply. The timber I eventually bought was: Satin Box - 40x60x700 Osage Orange - 50x75x1800 Ebony - 40x200x900. "Ebony" is his description, definitely not the black ebony Blackwood - 80x180x900. Almost 1/4 sawn American Mahogany - 40x60x1100. "Mahogany" his description again. A...
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:36 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Timbers for instruments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10160
Timbers for instruments
Hi all, This my first posting after being a lurker for some time attempting to gain some knowledge. I need to fire some questions at the forum in particular the suitability of timber for things of a luthiery nature. A local is selling some timber in sizable chunks, namely english elm, osage orange?,...