Steinway Bridge Material

John Delacour JD@Pianomaker.co.uk
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:00:20 +0000


At 9:22 PM -0500 24/2/02, Farrell wrote:
>Steinway long bridges are made of several laminae of two different 
>woods. One is light in color and the other darker. I would imagine 
>the light colored wood is hard maple. What is the darker wood?

Sometimes mahogany and sometimes ash, depending on the age of the instrument.

JD



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