Bridge cap materials

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In a message dated 10/14/2002 7:15:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:


> Subj:Re: Bridge cap materials 
> Date:10/14/2002 7:15:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
>            Are you being sarcastic? I'd love to see 10 to 12 grains an inch 
> with truly quartered grain showing off medullary rays instead of 4 or 5 
> grains an inch. Also you don't want curly grain it's to hard to notch. 
> Straighter is better. Some maple will notch beautifully in both directions. 
> Some is impossible. Pre-testing /chiseling your pieces will tell you which 
> way to lay out your wood and lead you to discard some rather the have tear 
> out you can't remedy. Avoid knots and curly irregularities as well.

       Regards>>>>Dale

> 
> Not having capped 2,000 bridges (yet), I have not seen so much maple. 
> Please, what range of annular rings/inch are you considering wide grained, 
> and what is you target range for desirable maple. Thanks.
> 
> Terry Farrell
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