Steinway Crown/sanding bridges

Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Sun, 06 Apr 1997 17:02:01 -0500 (CDT)


>...It seems
>to me that by tapping the strings, we would be driving the strings in the
>bridge...
>
>I'm curious to find out what you all think.
>
>Marcel Carey, RPT

Marcel, List,

When tapping the strings to mate with the top of the bridge, the force used
is very slight.  This process, when done correctly and with the proper
tools, does not drive the strings into the bridge itself.

Sincerely,

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA






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