Steinway bridge laminations - the saga continues

[Farrell]

"Maybe Terry will check his for us and educate me."

I wish I could. Boston GP178, 1993. Five dark and six light colored vertical
laminations on long bridge (light laminations are approximately twice the
thickness of the dark laminations). Thick cap. I have to say that I could
not tell if it is flat or quarter sawn. I am not able to see any annual
growth rings anywhere. The sides look exactly the same as the top - all the
little speckles (wood rays) that you see in maple. (Do you have any other
handy hard maple grain orientation ID methods?) The ends are cut rather
rough, so you can't really see what the grain orientation there. Bass bridge
appears the same also. I'll look more closely later & see if I can see
anything definitive. I'll report if I do.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: Steinway bridge laminations - the saga continues


> >In previous episodes:
> >
> >Ron N reported late 20s B with all maple bridge laminations
> >Phil F reported 1890s B & C with maple and dark wood (mahogany?)
laminations
> >Mark R reported 1911 O with maple and dark wood laminations.
> >
> >In our current episode:
> >
> >Phil F reports 1922 M with maple and dark wood laminations.
> >
> >We seem to be narrowing things down.  Did a change take place in the
> >1920s?  Stay tuned for further episodes.
> >
> >Phil
>
> Then there's the new Boston I tuned last week, with the alternating light
> and dark vertical laminations and the 14mm thick bridge cap that looked
for
> all the world like it was flat sawn, as near as I could get to it to see
> (or not to see as it may turn out). Maybe Terry will check his for us and
> educate me.
>
> I still think it's to make them easier and quicker to bend.
>
>
> Ron N