----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 6:36 PM Subject: Re: dented piano wireOFF LIST > It might help, but it seems to me that the edge would be somewhat more > delicate and more quickly crushed in service. So why don't we leave the > bridge top flat and notch down perpendicular to the top a millimeter or so > before scooping out the notch so the bridge top string termination point > stays at the pin even as the grooves deepen at the edges? I've seen bridges > done this way. Why wouldn't this help, especially with the much more stable > *horizontally* laminated bridge caps? %-) > > I'm glad your gear slipped, Guy, I think it's a good point for discussion. > > Ron N ------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes. But it also takes away critical support right at the top of the pin. I do like horizontally laminated bridge caps, however. Del
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