Bridge Pins, was Bridge Capping Materials: Ebony?

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

What are bridge pins usually made out of?

Andrew
At 04:41 PM 12/2/2005, you wrote:

>>Titanium probably does resist grooving better that what is usually 
>>used for bridge pins.
>
>I find a Vickers hardness of 60 for titanium, and 98 for mild steel. 
>Why would titanium "probably" resist grooving better when it's a 
>softer material?
>
>
>>I've thought about stainless, is it harder than what we usually 
>>use?  Any other improvements to consider?
>
>Go here.
>http://www.matweb.com/search/search.asp
>Prospect to your heart's content.
>
>Ron N
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