Bare Bridge

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Coleman, Sr. <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu>
To: ginacarter <ginacarter@email.msn.com>
Cc: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Bare Bridge


> Hi Gina:
>
> You have brought up a good question. I suspect that the reason bridges
> are coated with something is to make it easier to see exactly where the
> bridge notching goes. I have seen bridges with a green coating, I have
seen
> bridges with a black lacquer coating, I have seen bridges with a dag
> coating, and I have seen bridges with a burnished graphic coating. I have
> have also as you have seen bridges with transparent coating and sometimes
> no coating.
>
> Jim Coleman, Sr.

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My experience is similar.  I've seen all of these.

My next question...have you noticed any difference in performance, or
tuning, or tuning stability that you could attribute to these differing
bridge treatments?

Del