String Levelling guestions

[Ron Nossaman]

>> >What's the segment between the two bridge pins? (for example)
>> >
>> 
>> That's called the 'taint. 'Taint speaking, 'taint duplex, 'taint nothin
>to
>> worry about.
>> 
>>  Ron Nossaman
>
>Unless you are into bridge cap design.  And that brings up a question, why
>is this length universally the same.  Why not 1/2 inch or 2 inches? 
>Richard the questioner
>


'Taint the same. Go look at a bridge. The front notch establishes the
speaking length. It is not necessarily the same distance from the edge of
the bridge because the bridge doesn't necessarily follow the curve required
by the determined speaking lengths, especially across section breaks at
plate struts. Pianos with vertically laminated bridge bodies will show more
deviation here than cut out bridges because you can cut a sharper curve than
you can bend. The back notch is placed where there is room for it on the
bridge, in from the edge far enough to get the pins well into the body of
the bridge. It's a lot easier to see than to describe.

 
 Ron Nossaman