What about locust ( "Ironwood" ) I think it is harder
and heavier than ebony, as is guava. Amazing stuff! A
twig of guava weighs almost as if it were cast iron. I
have always wondered about the bridges on early-mid
19th century pianos. They are often quitte narrow, yet
have no cracks, to this day.
G
--- Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net> wrote:
> > 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
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