How We Process Piano Wood
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2025
- Update video for piano soundboard manufacturing. what we have changed in our workflow, cutting, and organization process.
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Music:
Neon Beach - Fruit Punch
Ian Kelosky - In the Fields
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Nicely done
I was planting trees near Kamloops a few years ago. It was July, and we went so high into the mountains that there was still snow in the shade. The spruce trees they were taking out were as large as 3' at the stump. With a growing season that short it must have been incredibly tight grained. There were good sized logs scrapped in the burn piles as well as big wind-thrown trees (trees left behind couldn't stand against the wind without the other trees helping slow the wind down). Guys like you could have made a mint from the waste.
It’s true. Sometimes I would love to just go full salvage. There’s always something nice at the bottom of the burn pile. I do know the trees you’re talking about, I used to get into fires near blue river with these absolutely monstrous trunks, not super tall or anything because of the elevation but thick and probably very slow growing.
I guess the challenge, I've learned from your videos, would be to getting at those wind thrown trees before the bugs get into them. Do the spruce beetles burrow all the way into the heartwood?
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I'm kind of amazed there is that many pianos being made for the amount of wood you are cutting! Great work and that's some lovely looking wood
It does seem like a lot of wood, but the soundboards made from it supply most of north American made grand pianos. There must be a few people buying pianos somewhere.
Just subbed, I spent a summer firefighting in the Robison Valley, back in 2004, it’s such a beautiful area!
A fellow wildfire fighter. I’m retired now, but I did a solid decade. Robson was a great place to work.
@@MountainVoiceInc ah, right on. I started following you on the gram, I’ll shoot you a pm on there! 😉👍
The piano makers want spruce that grows on the shadow side of the hill. The growth rings more narrow, and the tree is smaller. That tight grain is what makes a Steinway sound good. A lot of other instrument makers look for their favourite wood in the same manner. A mantle piece above a 600 year old fire place is well and truly cured, and highly prized.
Sun shadow that’s right. Most of our spruce is tight grain and big, size of tree is not super important just the rate at which it grew and how consistently.
I've been watching ,,, starting at the First Vid.,,,,, Very peaceful for me ! I Love working , especially outside ! Ya'll are awesome ! With the beginning of my Guitar making , I've Built since I was about 14,, 15 yrs old ! There's no such thing as a standard 8hr. day ! I've always worked till I'm beat , whether it's 6 hrs. or 20 hrs. ! But I've Played stringed instruments since about 15 yrs. old and I'm 61 now ! I've probably owned upwards of 100 instruments ! I like a fiddle , Mandolin , and Guitar ! But I found that whether it's a $300.00 Yamaha or a $3000.00 Martin or Taylor , The sound comes from detail and fit and precise joints and extremely hard Backs , but strong , yet flexible tops and this and that and bla bla bla , but if you cheapo out on any of it ? all of it fails ,,, not money wise , but quaility ! After 40+ yrs of this ,,, No other place in the world , produces sound boards like Canada,, Period ! I can get Back & sides and necks here in the Appalacian Mountains, But not that slow growth sound board ! But if you'll watch Douglas fir , is fixing to explode in the industry ! Because it's different !
Everything you just said I agree with. Thanks for watching Sam!
Great videos. Any tips on how to buy logs for personal sawmill use?
Try contacting a small sawmill near you like mine. Or farmers looking to cut timber to expand fields. There may be some sort of industrial log sort yard that would have a scale and logs spread out and equipment ready to load them depending on where you live. Or buy a forested property.
The piano makers want spruce that grows on the shadow side of the hill. The growth rings more narrow, and the tree is smaller. That tight grain is what makes a Steinway sound good. A lot of other instrument makers look for their favourite wood in the same manner. A mantle piece above a 600 year old fire place is well and truly cured, and highly prized.