I am not sure if I am supposed to post the next question. I sort of answered the last one but then someone else answered more specifically. So I am here and will ask a question.
All of the soundboards of Steinway Concert Grand Pianos come from one type of wood from one place. What wood and what place?
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Jen, You have made a major effort and are so close I am declaring you a winner. It is Sitka Spruce named for Sitka, Alaska. It is used for sound boards in pianos because it is very strong and has knot-free rings so it conducts sound very well. It really is what gives the piano its full-bodied sound. kay
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I was going to guess Sitka spruce one of these times. Really!
We have Sitka spruces in Washington and Oregon too. The biggest tree in Oregon is a Sitka spruce, but it was damaged by weather a few years ago and now the little wayside stop is closed. I had previously looked at it several times (it was right off the highway to the beach), and it was indeed a big tree!
In keeping with the tree trivia theme, my next question is this: what kind of tree is Methuselah, the oldest living tree in the world?
I have seen one of these trees as we drove up Mt Evans in Colorado. They are amazing. All hunkered down with knarled bodies and just a few growing ends. I read that they are now being threatened by beetles and other stuff.
I have tried and tried and tried to remember the name. I thought if I waited long enough, some name would come into my head.
Finally today a name arrived. I don't know if it is the right name. But I will try.
Bristle Cone Pine.
kay
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