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Maple Bridge plate ?

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rico

Post subject: Maple Bridge plate ?

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:02 pm

Walnut

Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:37 pm
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First name: Rodney
Last Name: Koehn
City: Burns
State: KS
Zip/Postal Code: 66840
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Just curious as to what you guys are using for Maple bridge plates? Quartered, Rift, flat sawn, Hard or soft Maple?
Rico

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Tom West

Post subject: Re: Maple Bridge plate ?

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:35 pm

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First name: Tom
Last Name: West
State: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
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I've used hard maple, rift sawn. Also slant the grain so that the holes don't all end up on a grain line. I also like Honduran Rosewood and Padauk.

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Howard Klepper

Post subject: Re: Maple Bridge plate ?

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:18 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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Hard, rift.

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bluescreek

Post subject: Re: Maple Bridge plate ?

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:39 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Central PA
First name: john
Last Name: hall
City: Hegins
State: pa
Zip/Postal Code: 17938
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

ditto

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Mark Groza

Post subject: Re: Maple Bridge plate ?

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:39 am

Koa

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Location: Michigan,U.S.A.
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I use hard maple on my OM models mostly and rift is the best for avoiding splitting. I like rosewood on my dreads.

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