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<DIV>The sides were solid hard maple? I've never seen that - but I =
haven't
yanked that many old uprights apart. You are throwing the back out? =
Solid oak?
Why not use it? Make braces, fish, etc. out of it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can you better explain what you are doing with the treble caps? =
Reversing
the grain?</DIV>
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<DIV>Do bridge caps have meaningful impedance properties?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3> The boys & I picked up =
another free
1890s bush& gerts upright the other day. As I posted some time =
back I
occasionally find a cache of maple in these old beauties worth many =
hundreds
of dollars which I use for bridge caps & pinblocks etc. But this =
one was
solid maple. Yes every piece except oddly the back posts which were
oak. Dennis & Jacob tore the it down to the =
skeleton
in an hour & half. The back is sitting out front with a free =
sign on
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The sides popped off with a crow bar & =
that was
that. This was a true treasure trove of tight grained maple. Street =
value , if
you could find it probably 3 to 400 dollars. my minimum wage help cost =
me
about 60 bucks in labor. It ws a bargain. Not all is suitable =
for bridge
capping but it is for many other uses</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The really tight grain makes the =
prettiest
tenor/treble bridge caps I've ever seen. The smaller narrow =
pieces I
glue up to make pieces wide enough for the treble caps .I =
reverse
the grain orientation which allows to notch with the grain =
no
matter which side I'm starting on. The glue joints are virtually =
invisible, if that matters & it's pretty in shellac. The tighter,
denser totally, quartered wood makes for a treble cap with =
excellent
impedance properties.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> It was fun</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT>
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