Suggest you contact:

  Carl Kempf
  2023 Gober Avenue SE
  Smyrna, GA   30080-1110
  (404) 435-8861

Carl is a retired cabinetmaker, member of AMICA, and works extensively
with veneers.  He has completely re-veneered several upright player
pianos into incredibly beautiful instruments.  I've seen some of his
work, and it is outstanding.

Another possibility is to retrieve small amounts of veneer off the same
piano from the inside of its feet.  This assumes that the veneer down
there is the same as that on the fallboard.

Over the years, as I have refinished a piano, I have faced this problem,
and in many cases have been successful in matching veneer by stealing it
from a less visible location.  I can then replace the veneer on the
feet with something close, make it a trifle darker, and it is all but
invisible thereafter.

To remove that fragment of veneer, I use a damp rag and an iron to
simply warm it off.  It was originally glued in place with hot animal
hide glue, and with the application of modest heat, can be removed
without damage.  It may come off a little wrinkled, but it can be
flattened by clamping it overnight.

Something to think about

Regards,

Terry

•Terry Smythe                      (204) 832-3982 (voice/fax)
55 Rowand Avenue                  smythe@mts.net
Winnipeg, MB, Canada   R3J 2n6    smythe@freenet.mb.ca
Home page: http://www.mts.net/~smythe