None on pianos untill I put it up, I got all mine from the UK patent office. so far £120 worth, Shhh do not tell the wife. Barrie, In article <3.0.3.32.19971209153434.00ac8e70@popserver4.stanford.edu>, Horace Greeley <hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU> writes > > >Barrie, > >How much of that patent information is on line now? > >Several years ago (8 or so) there was very little, and it >was mostly just mainframe stuff. > >Thanks. > >Horace > > > >At 10:24 PM 12/9/97 +0000, you wrote: >>why not use agraf on the sound board bridge, so you could use a narrower >>bridge, ERARD did a lot of work on this, an so did Broadwood, I have >>worked on a Broadwood with a type of agraf, however the bridge was just >>as thick as a conventional bridge. >> >>At the moment I am working my way though ERARDs patents for my next >>project some fascinating drawings on bridges. >> >>Barrie, >> >>In article <199712091931.NAA16669@onyx.southwind.net>, Ron Nossaman >><nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET> writes >>>Hi Newton, >>> >>>It would split twice as fast? If it were taller than it was wide, would it >>>"break off" with a major pitch raise? How about "flagpoling bridge >syndrome"? >>> >>>The splitting part brings me to something I wanted to ask anyway. Is there a >>>reasonable body of empirical evidence that horizontally laminated bridges >>>are evil, or is it just that since they are found on evil pianos, it's >>>assumed? Have horizontally laminated bridges been actually installed in >>>decent pianos and tested? >>> >>>Ever a "lert" and in anticipation, Ron >>> >>> >>> >>>At 12:21 PM 12/9/97 -0500, you wrote: >>>>Why ARE bridges so wide? What, if anything, would happen if a bridge >>>>were half its current width? >>>> >>>> Newton >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Ron Nossaman >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly >>URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour >>The UK PIano Page | >>pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED >> >> >> >Horace Greeley > >Systems Analyst/Engineer >Controller's Office >Stanford University > >email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu >voice mail: 650.725.9062 >fax: 650.725.8014 > -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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