Yamaha Treble Bridge Cap Material

[Terry]

Wow. Appears impressive. I tune a couple dozen C3s on a regular basis that
range from a few years old to new (less than one year) - strings on this
1971 ring more clear than on any of the newer C3s. I don't know how much
else may have changed on C3s between 1971 and those of the 21st Century, but
goodness golly, it sure seems the boxwood has a very good effect on string
clarity.

I can only hope our laminated maple caps can have such a positive effect for
34+ years.

Terry Farrell


> Terry wrote:
> > One of my pet peeves is false beats in treble (or any) strings. I tuned
> > a 1971 Yamaha C3 today that had a very clear high treble (reletively
> > speaking - and way more clear than most new C3s). The treble bridge cap
> > wood was a full medium brown in color - no way hard maple. Anyone know
> > if Yamaha was using some other specie up there years ago?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
>
>
> Reportedly Boxwood, presumably Buxus Sempervirens. Very hard, very
> dense.
>
> Ron N