<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 10/14/2002 7:49:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: Bridge cap materials </B><BR>
Date:10/14/2002 7:49:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A><BR>
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To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>
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That's funny ,most Chickerings I see usually have split caps as well as Knabes.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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On this topic, someone please explain to me why I have<BR>
seen so many mid-19th century pianos ( Chickering,<BR>
etc.) with REALLY thin bridges, yet not a split in'em,<BR>
anywhere! How'd they make them? And of what? Someone<BR>
once told me they were pearwood, or some such! Why not<BR>
Locust ("Ironnwood") for bridge caps? FAR denser than<BR>
any maple! I remember trying to chop some on a camping<BR>
trip. It laughed at us.<BR>
Gordon Stelter<BR>
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