[springerpete]

Agree that Ash is good stuff to use. But lets remember that Henry tended to use what was available from his Michigan U P property. I store my oak, ash, pine and southern hard pine in my unheated garage loft on stickers, straight and covered and I check it often. Guy down the street who makes mega,mega buck spiral stairs stores his very fancy lumber in his cool shop against the north wall uncovered. A Ford is very nice but it is not a Bosendorfer piano. (sic)