Bridge Capping Materials: Ebony?

[Ron Nossaman]

> I've been looking at a high-end German piano, Sauter, an noticed that on 
> their 7' & 9' grands they cap the treble portions of the long bridge in 
> ebony.  Is this wood harder than maple?
> 
> Andrew Anderson


Both harder, and heavier. How about the titanium bridge pins? Are 
they using those in the production models?

Ron N