Yes... well I have heard this before Newton.. but this was different... it was really er....pronounced.. This instrument is a few years old as well so any impressions in the bridge cap should be pretty well established by now I would think. They were really quite a ways out there, and it was quite obvious that the strings were contacting the pins and the bridge at completely different points. I think I am getting one of these digital cameras for christmas... perhaps I will be able to get a picture of this and send it to you. Newton Hunt wrote: > > the back edge of the pins were at the start of the bridge notching > > Many European pianos are notched this way because they use > available beech instead of very costly imported maple. > Beech is a bit softer so the idea is that by the time the > string has impressed itself into the bridge the center of > the pin and notch edge meet each other to form an equal set > of lengths of vibration, horizontal and vertical. It is > with notching that is too far back or too far forward that > you get the problems. > -- > Newton Hunt > Highland Park, NJ > mailto:nhunt@jagat.com -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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