What about locust ( "Ironwood" ) I think it is harder and heavier than ebony, as is guava. Amazing stuff! A twig of guava weighs almost as if it were cast iron. I have always wondered about the bridges on early-mid 19th century pianos. They are often quitte narrow, yet have no cracks, to this day. G --- Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net> wrote: > > I've been looking at a high-end German piano, > Sauter, an noticed that on > > their 7' & 9' grands they cap the treble portions > of the long bridge in > > ebony. Is this wood harder than maple? > > > > Andrew Anderson > > > Both harder, and heavier. How about the titanium > bridge pins? Are > they using those in the production models? > > Ron N > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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