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I've used plywood for neck blocks, but it isn't the kind of plywood you can get at Lowes or HD. I work in a piano restoration shop and use maple pinblock laminate sometimes. There's tons of it laying around the shop and it's seemingly indestructible. The manufacturing process is entirely different f...

Thank you so much for all the tips and ideas concerning this wood. I'm very encouraged and now have lots of ideas to mull over. It's great to know the green in this wood turns honey brown when exposed to sunlight. I work in a warehouse basement with piano restorers and the wood has not seen the ligh...

Thank you Bill. It is reassuring to know skilled luthiers have used poplar. I'm very fortunate to work in a piano restoration shop where I get the benefit of about 80 years combined experience from the technician and the finisher. They just told me not to clear coat the green hued wood, but to use a...

I was wondering if anyone has any experience working with Tulip Poplar backs and sides. I bought a set a few years ago when I was going through my wood whore stage. I just pulled them out of the pile because I wanted an unusual light colored wood. (It has a green hue and some fan figure.) I'm having...