Jack said: To add to Vince's comment, I was taught that the top three notes were important in order to extend the bridge and put a load on it. Having a loaded bridge that ex better sounding note. Didn't someone do that on the bass end-add a string or two that could be tuned, but no hammers to play t to extend the loaded portion of the bridge. Jack jack_reeves@byu.edu Yes, Jack, Kawai has done that on some of their large uprights such as the US-75 Perhaps others have done it as well to increase the tone on the last actually played notes, but I don't know about that. Obviously Boesenoerfer has added to the bass end on their Imperial grands, and there is not question but what their bass sound nice, especially in the normal bass range. The lowest added bass notes are all that musical to my ear, but no doubt they will get more use in the future. As for the top end, unless someone finds a dramatic way to improve the tone of those top notes, it would appear to me tht we have pretty well reached the top of the usable limit up there. But then again, as soon as someone decides that there is no further to go, someone does it, so we'll wait and see. Ed Hilbert
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