[CAUT] interesting piano

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Tue Sep 15 13:57:28 MDT 2009


reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
> So the seasonal change in pitch that is usually most dramatic in the 
> lowest plain wires on the long bridge doesn't happen on this piano.

Not like we see with the hockey stick bridge end with low 
break% plain wires.

> Â Do 
> you think that all of those wound string unisons present on the long 
> bridge before the plain wire starts is the reason, or could there be 
> some other factor (such as a laminated soundboard, or sumpin')?
> 
> Thanks for sharing,
> 
> Alan

It's more stable because the low break% plain wire we usually 
see with the hockey stick bridge end has been replaced by 
higher break% wrapped strings on an appropriately shaped 
transition bridge.
Ron N


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