<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 name="Compose message area" CanvasTabStop="true" acc_role="text"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3>Thanks for the link !</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3><A title=http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm href="http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm"></A></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3> <DIV></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3>This is however hardness readings. I understand that hardness and density are sometimes closely related but it would good to know the density of the wood species. Obviously mahogany mouldings have deeper color than maple (if they are not stained) but is there any other good reason (other than looks) that different species are used as hammer mouldings ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=816473222-21092008><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    <IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:816473222@21092008-0277" align=baseline border=0></FONT><BR><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#ff0000 size=4>PIANO LANCO</FONT><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#ff0000></FONT><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Marc Lanthier</FONT><BR>514-770-7438<BR>1-877-PIANO10<BR><A href="mailto:info@pianolanco.com">info@pianolanco.com<BR></A><A href="http://www.pianolanco.com/">www.pianolanco.com </A></FONT></P> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>James H Frazee<BR><B>Sent:</B> September 21, 2008 4:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Density of Hammer Mouldings<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Marc,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Go here:   <A title=http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm href="http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm">http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm</A></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>