Steinway Bridge Material

[Ron Overs]

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>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.

Yes.

>>  What is the darker wood?

'Bubinga' is the red stuff. I'm not overly impressed with it either. 
I suspect it's chosen for the color more than its mechanical 
properties. Yamaha are using it too. I understand that Samick has 
joined the happy family also for its (more) up-market models.

Ron O.
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