Hallet & Davis agraffe bridge

[Greg Torres]

Ed is correct,

I had the opportunity to restring a Hallet and Davis just as you describe and
there was no apparent crown in the board. It had agraffes on the bass bridge as
well. They were slotted so as to slide the wire in from the sides. It sounded
pretty nice when finished. I would have liked to install new hammers but the
customer just wanted to make it "play". But even as it was it sounded nice.

Regards,
Greg Torres


Ed Foote Wrote:

>      The soundboard is supposed to be flat. The agraffes on the bridge in the
> Hallet and Davis configuration alternate the bearing.  One goes up, the next
> goes down.  This makes for a very rigid bridge, allowing (theoretically) the
> soundboard to be very unstressed, and free to vibrate.  Take a few good
> hammers, and replace some in the piano. You may be surprised to hear a lot of
> tone.
> Good luck,
> Ed Foote