> Shouldn't speaking lengths be parallel to back scale lengths? I would think so, or reasonably close. >Shouldn't a condition as pictured here be considered undesirable? To me it would. >In advising our > customers as they choose among instruments, shouldn't we advise against > a piano which exhibits such a discrepancy as viewed from the front of > the piano? I would, at least if it was this far off. >I ask because this is an easily detectable condition, but > here isn't exactly a field repair for this, is there? Not unless you can drag the bridge left a couple of millimeters and glue it back down in an afternoon with hand tools. > The backscale side of this bridge where the angle is so noticeable > exhibits considerable deterioration. Looks to me like there's finish down in the cracks. Has it been rewhatevered? Ron N
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