John, The top and bottom layers of the Hamburg Steinways are bubinga as Rick said. I visited the factory and was told this. Ted Sambell -----Original Message----- From: John Minor [mailto:jminor@uiuc.edu] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 2:17 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Hamburg Pinblock? Can anyone identify what type of wood is the Hamburg pinblock made from? There is a layer of reddish wood that looks like mahogany, but seems too hard for that. Anyone know? John Minor University of Illinois
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