On 10/16/2010 1:43 PM, Robert Callaghan wrote: > It is a Grotrian grand and has a beautiful sound with all > types of playing except this one note on heavy playing. I began to > suspect the bridge cap, but this sound is metallic. Three things. Is the slant of the speaking length bridge pin around 20°, or nearly vertical? Is the string offset angle across the bridge top around 10°, or nearly straight (I'm guessing nearly straight, from the description)? Is the downbearing angle there positive, if there is any? Sounds to me like the string is slapping the bridge pin from lack of, at least, side bearing. Ron N
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