Bridge cap materials

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In a message dated 10/14/2002 7:49:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:


> Subj:Re: Bridge cap materials 
> Date:10/14/2002 7:49:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.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 
>        

            Hi  Gordon
> 
>    That's funny ,most Chickerings I see usually have split caps as well as 
> Knabes.

           Dale

> 
> On this topic, someone please explain to me why I have
> seen so many mid-19th century pianos ( Chickering,
> etc.) with REALLY thin bridges, yet not a split in'em,
> anywhere! How'd they make them? And of what? Someone
> once told me they were pearwood, or some such! Why not
> Locust ("Ironnwood") for bridge caps? FAR denser than
> any maple! I remember trying to chop some on a camping
> trip. It laughed at us.
>      Gordon Stelter
> 


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