In a message dated 9/22/1999 6:07:02 PM, musicmasters@worldnet.att.net writes: << "I've never measured the downbearing on an old Sohmer grand to confirm that it was providing downbearing. ">> Bran H.; You can't measure "downbearing" on the portion of Sohmer bridges because there is none :-) Sohmer agraffes give an 'upbearing' at the bridge. <<"Even if does, wouldn't agraffs on the bridge risk buzzing during the winter if the crown was particularly flat?">> See above :-) I don't think I have ever had problems with a Sohmer bridge agraffe "buzzing" the main problem with the thingees is that so equipped pianners have a 'nasal' kinda muted metallic sound...not unpleasant but not 'rich' either. Jim Bryant (FL)
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