Boesendorfer bridges

[Newton Hunt]

Spruce is an inherent design choice material.  Bridges are of beech which
is a little softer than our maple.  Maple is not as available in Europe
as is beech.
                    Newton

pianoshoppe@coinet.com wrote:

> Back in 1980 I was at the Boesendorfer repair facility in the Kimball
> factory.  There were a number of these grands in for treble bridge
> repairs due to splits in the high treble section. Does anyone know if
> this is a continuing problem?  Any stats on the expected longevity of
> these bridges?  Are they still using spruce?
>
> Dan McClung pianoshoppe@coinet.com