Ed and all:

As always, Conroy knew what he was talking about.  The antler/bone junction in a
stag does have a lot of spongy material.  Oddly, however, immediately above the
skull the antler is very dense, and much like ivory.  This is what I had seen
and noted in my prior post.  In larger antlers, sponginess exists again in the
main branches, but as Conroy noted, as you move up the shaft, it becomes
increasingly dense.  I was able to find a wide and dense section of upper antler
that might do for Ed's guitar bridge.  Because of the curve, the sawing will be
tricky, but I do think a suitable flat can be made -- after all, guitar bridges
are not all that massive.  I will be very interested to hear Ed's verdict, not
only on the feasibility of cutting out a suitable piece, but also on the
usefulness of dense staghorn as a bridge.

Because I have been pre-occupied with earning my bread by the sweat of my brow
in a particularly intense way for a couple of weeks, I am just now getting
around to shipping the stuff.  It will go out later today  or in the morning.

Joe