New product: Radom wood grip reproductions

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by Olle

Conditioning them is one key, and the longer the better. I don't trust any "kiln dried" wood, much of it seem to be "kiln dried" in a damp basement.

Steinway cures their wood outdoors for 2 years (if I remember correctly) before using it. Most other quality piano builders do something similar.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by Zorba

Steinway cures their wood outdoors for 2 years (if I remember correctly) before using it. Most other quality piano builders do something similar.

Many woodworkers store their wood outdoors in open sheds, it's supposed to cure the wood in a more natural way than doing it the "quick and dirty" way in a kiln. I can only assume that it takes a certain climate to do that though. Not sure if it would work around here, where the humidity can vary from a hot and steamy 95% to a cool and dry 35% within just a few days. Still, some like to do it, there's plenty of people storing in in old barns and corn cribs.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Zorba

Steinway cures their wood outdoors for 2 years (if I remember correctly) before using it. Most other quality piano builders do something similar.

Hot and humid NC won't be a good place to do that; but I can think of some places that would be great!

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Hot and humid NC won't be a good place to do that; but I can think of some places that would be great!

Interesting, in that Hickory and Ashville are areas of major production of furniture!

I worked in Texas as a service man for a furniture store in Austin. You'd be surprised (maybe not) how the difference in humidity between where a piece was built and where it may wind up, influences the ease with which one can open a dresser drawer!

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Interesting, in that Hickory and Ashville are areas of major production of furniture!

I worked in Texas as a service man for a furniture store in Austin. You'd be surprised (maybe not) how the difference in humidity between where a piece was built and where it may wind up, influences the ease with which one can open a dresser drawer!

For sure on humidity effect; but NC furniture mfg. has moved to China!