<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I've been doing until I get my notcher built is making laminated bridge caps of hard maple. I make the laminations about 1.5 mm thick. I find that you get much of the advantage of laminated caps this way and they are still hand-notchable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Visit my website here <A href="http://farrellpiano.com/bridge.htm">http://farrellpiano.com/bridge.htm</A> and scroll down near the bottom of the page to see a laminated cap.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Does anyone know if its possible to hand notch Delignit bridge cap stock, <BR>> or does it need to be notched by machine?<BR>> <BR>> What does a notching machine look like?   Not that I particularly <BR>> want to miss out on the shear tactile enjoyment of notching a bridge by <BR>> hand, which I find really enjoyable, but the idea of an engineered Bridge cap <BR>> is very appealing.<BR>> <BR>> Jim I</FONT></BODY></HTML>