Does anybody know who might have old mahagony veneer for repair to
pianos from the teens and twenties.  I am refinishing an upright
Steinway that has a virtually perfect case with the exception of the
fallboard which has two badly repaired scorches where the veneer is
sanded through to the crossbanding.

I have ordered veneer from Constantine and fron Van Dykes.  Both were
supposed to be straight striped quater sawn African mahagony.  They may
very well be, but they don't look at all like the old stuff.  I would
rather keep the burns than use this new stuff.  It looks like it came
from a two foot diameter ten year old tree.  It looks like Phillipine
"Mahagony."  The original probably came from the heart of a twenty foot
old growth tree.  Someone must have a stash of old veneer.  Just 25
years ago you could still get it from Constantine.  I don't need very
much of it so I don't really care what it costs.

Spencer Chase