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Comment by AGP # on January 3, 2015 at 9:31am

Thanks UJ, Dave & Farmer Ted, my initial thought was that it might be poplar. I have used poplar from a local a hardware store in quite a few previous builds, which I'm pretty sure is imported from the US, it seems to have a different texture and smell, to the Piano Timber, maybe this is just the difference between English Poplar and American Poplar. ????

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 1, 2015 at 1:51pm

Very nice looking AGP. The greenish wood might be poplar. Often used in many types of musical instruments.

Comment by Uncle John on January 1, 2015 at 1:48pm

The one on the right looks like poplar.  Interesting.   You are getting a lot of good out of that old piano.

Comment by AGP # on January 1, 2015 at 12:06pm

Thanks "Uncle John", I've done a few of the angled headstocks before and they all seem to be strong enough, with no problems, The timber used is from the casing of a recycled  English made piano, I'm not sure what type of wood it is, but I think it is some type of hardwood, albeit a soft one, the colour has a whitish/greenish tinge to it, and has a strange sweet smell when cutting or sanding, it also has a thin veneer of darker timber, which I "think!" is Maple, "hopefully someone out there can tell me type of timbers they are" ?? (the larger piece is part of the Piano Lid and is typical of what I have used so far)

Comment by Scott aka Farmer Ted on December 31, 2014 at 1:38am

AGP#...great example of what can be done with just a few dollars and clever re-use of items we all can find around us. This one looks great, and has a nice arse...hehe

Comment by Uncle John on December 30, 2014 at 4:18pm

AGP, I love the front of this one.  It needs no finish.    That angled headstock is pretty and artistic.  Is it strong?