---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment =20 Well Dave , then your'e just living right I guess. I've had some very gnarl= y=20 wood in spots & when it bites you on the long notches It's no fun. The=20 shorter treble notches are not as problematic but they can be. It really de= pend on=20 how figured the grain is. I have found that very sharp chisels reduce the=20 problems with gnarly-est of maple. Planning can show up the grain when I'm planning to final bridge height= =20 But I stop short of the final height & do the final planning /smoothing of= =20 the bridge top with a very sharp flat scraper held either by hand or in a=20= new=20 slick Veritas set up Fenton Murray turned me on to recently. You can smooth= =20 & plane a nats eye brows with this. The veritas holds the flat scraper in=20= a=20 nice arch & the sharpener really puts a beautiful hook on it. Dale Erwin That=E2=80=99s interesting. While I haven=E2=80=99t found much difference= in grain=20 orientation with respect to notching, I have found a difference in planning= . I =20 usually run a hand plane in both directions to determine whether or not I am= =20 cutting into a rising grain or falling one. The falling grain will cut =20 smoother. Since I tend to plane bridges from bass end to treble end, getti= ng the=20 grain running the right way definitely makes a difference when I am plannin= g=20 the bridge to the final height. As far a notching goes, I haven=E2=80=99t= noticed=20 much difference. =20 =20 David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net =20 Erwins Pianos Restorations=20 4721 Parker Rd. Modesto, Ca 95357 209-577-8397 Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales www.Erwinspiano.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4e/58/93/8c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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