<HTML>In a message dated 12/14/01 6:44:19 AM Central Standard Time, tito@PhilBondi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Would re-capping the bridges bring that much better tone and sustain..and..for what reasons do you all re-cap bridges for in the first place? Always a curious roo(k), Phil </BLOCKQUOTE> Phil We're talking about a 4'10" Howard, right? Doing anything to small grand like that will be an improvement. But you also have to take the cost involved into consideration. Is the customer willing to pay the extra money to recap the bridge, with no guarantee it will sound any better? In other words, it is not worth it to rebuild the piano without recapping, and then start all over again and cap it. How would you know the difference, (how will the customer know the difference)? And if it is didn't sound any better, you can't go back. I would suggest you leave well enough alone, and just do the minimum. Wim</HTML>