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Mohogany Bass

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Is this a spinet or upright, or is it a grand? What I say following applies to spinets and uprights, but may not apply to the outer wall piece of a grand.

First thing to check is the piano itself. It may not be all, but certainly most pianos did not use solid "nice wood" panels, they used common core woods with nice veneers. It's worth a check. If you examine the side and end grain on a piece that is not "bound" (like the framing on most kitchen cabinet doors) and does not have an edge veneer applied, you will probably spot the veneer work. I found this on my 1898 piano, and I also found similar info on piano forums.
 
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Fenderjazz6823 said:
Hello All

SO I have a 1908 scheaffer piano and I can't get ride of it I'm looking at the sides and it's at least 1 3/4 thick solid mohogany could this be made in to a bass?
Threw body solid mohogany bass heavy as hell but would it sound good?
I'm not a wood worker so I have no idea
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My 5 string custom les paul is one giant slab of mahogany... I got lucky its only about 8.5 pounds and sounds awesome. Great sustain and low end growl.
 
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This is the first bass I made. Most of it used to be a wrecked antique chest of drawers, destined for the bonfire so I rescued it. It was all solid mahogany; no veneer. The top plate was a drawer bottom which was the nicest wood; the darkest in colour and slightly curly and again was one piece. The drawer bottoms were roughly planed and even had some tear-out on the under-sides. A wood supplier told me that his cabinet-maker customers don't like curly grain because it's more difficult to work.The rest used to be an antique mahogany shelf.

If your piano is solid wood, use it.

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