<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Wound Trichords</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><<Just recently a = colleague returned from Steinway in Hamburg after enduring the usual indoctrination. He = told me that Steinway are now flame hardening their capo bars, and that they've = been doing it for a couple of years (yes, he asked Hartwig Kalb). We have = been doing it since 1995.>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>At some point in the intermediate future, I'll = be considering what to do about my groovy capo bar.  I would love to = know the details of your process.  In particular, is there any risk to the = plate (i.e. cracking)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also, have you tried any other approaches?  = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've toyed with the idea of grinding a groove in = the capo and epoxying drill rod stock into the groove.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is there also the possibility of grinding off = the cast capo completely and fitting the plate with a fully hardened capo replacement???</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>More exotic still, I've tried finding some = silicon nitride part that could be used as bearing point  (VEEEERY high Rockwell = hardness rating -- and very smooth surface for easy rendering), to be "inserted" = with epoxy into the capo.  I'm not optimistic I'll find a suitable part</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>Thanks!  (And thanks for = the wonderful discussion about trichords.  I'm still digesting = it!  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sarah,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>