Hi Theodore, some comments. > ------- snip ---------- > IMHO there is a different characteristic ton e in pianos >that use bushings as opposed to those that dont. Maybe thats why some do and >some dont. It is my belief that it is wildly unlikely that TP bushings could affect tone production (all due respect to Bill Garlick). If the string bearing points and understring felts between the bridge pin and the tuning pin haven't killed all the string vibrations that would make any audible difference by the time they got to the TPs, something isn't working right in the first place. I would assume, rather, that the characteristic sound of a specific piano is due more to the choice of rim materials and construction, bracing placement, soundboard and rib configuration, string and duplex scaling, hammer choice, etc. I don't believe anyone could pick a plate bushed Steinway or Baldwin from a room full of standard product by sound alone (except, perhaps by the cleaner tuning <G>). I've said the same about horizontally laminated bridges for some years too. >BTW if I put plate bushings in a Steinway,,, do I still have a Steinway????? > Theodore Mamel >RPT > Pittsburgh >Chapter > You bet you do! You've got a new, improved Steinway, and everyone else could too with a little work. JMHO Ducking and covering, Ron Nossaman
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