Barrie, This is important stuff for any kind of substantive primary research. Is anyone helping you, or, do I correctly suspect that this is the Barrie Heaton Project for the Preservation of a Whole Bunch of Important Stuff? (I promise not to breath a word...) Best. Horace At 11:54 PM 12/9/97 +0000, you wrote: > >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 > > > Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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