bridge cap

[Philip Jamison]

I'm recapping a Knabe treble bridge, the top half of which (as most of us 
know) often splits due to the odd grain orientation. I often wonder why 
Knabe bothered to place a cap on this part of the bridge, as the lower 
section has none and is fine. Anyway, I wonder if quartered maple is the 
only acceptable cap, or can one use straight-sawn? 

Philip Jamison
West Chester, PA