Cost. If memory serves these things were cut out of large planks using NC bandsaws. There was very little waste involved. Less, I'd guess, than making the bridge body out of solid stock. And less labor than making up vertically laminated bodies and capping them with anything. In reasonably high production it is easier--cheaper--to make maple plywood out of peeled maple veneer of indeterminate grade and cut out the whole bridge at one time on an NC machine than to select reasonably high grade solid stock for a bridge body and cap it. Or to glue up a vertically laminated body, trim it to height and cap that with whatever. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 6:28 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC Capo Bars I don't know why Kimball did it, except they knew it made a good solid bridge and were willing to suffer the waste of material for the convenience. It will indeed make a good solid bridge. You just have to put a piano under it.
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