Wow. Appears impressive. I tune a couple dozen C3s on a regular basis that range from a few years old to new (less than one year) - strings on this 1971 ring more clear than on any of the newer C3s. I don't know how much else may have changed on C3s between 1971 and those of the 21st Century, but goodness golly, it sure seems the boxwood has a very good effect on string clarity. I can only hope our laminated maple caps can have such a positive effect for 34+ years. Terry Farrell > Terry wrote: > > One of my pet peeves is false beats in treble (or any) strings. I tuned > > a 1971 Yamaha C3 today that had a very clear high treble (reletively > > speaking - and way more clear than most new C3s). The treble bridge cap > > wood was a full medium brown in color - no way hard maple. Anyone know > > if Yamaha was using some other specie up there years ago? > > > > Terry Farrell > > > Reportedly Boxwood, presumably Buxus Sempervirens. Very hard, very > dense. > > Ron N
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