<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Steinway Bridge Material</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } DL { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } UL { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } OL { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } LI { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4913.1100" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Is that in the = "Badda-Bing" family of woods imported from Southern Italy?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>'Bubinga' is the red stuff. I'm not overly impressed with it = either. I suspect it's chosen for the color more than its mechanical properties. = Yamaha are using it too. I understand that Samick has joined the happy family = also for its<FONT color=#0000ff> (more)</FONT> up-market models.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Ron O.</DIV> <DIV>-- = <BR>           <SP= AN></SPAN>      OVERS PIANOS<BR>       Grand Piano = Manufacturers<BR>_____________________________<BR><BR>Web:  &nb= sp; http://www.overspianos.com.au<BR>Email:  = mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au<BR>_____________________________</DIV></BLO= CKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>