> The wood on the bridge is much harder than a hammer shank. >Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Oh? If you are talking about cedar shanks, yes. Otherwise, the shank and bridge cap are made out of very similar material ie - maple, birch, or Asian mystery wood(s). This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask. It seems to me that the bridge caps in Kawai pianos are are somewhat softer than the hard maple I would expect to find. Is this intentional? Why? Also, Yamaha bridge caps change from a white wood to a distinctly yellow in the treble. This is very obviously intentional, but again, why? Are they trying to tailor impedance with different wood densities to customize the string energy transfer rate to the bridge to enhance, or minimise, different partials at different frequencies along the bridge? Or is their treble bridge cap wood just green??? Ron - RPT, PDQ, RSVP, NIMBY, FUBAR, SNAFU Ron Nossaman
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