>Ron, do you think the string would remain part way up the bridge pin when >there is an increase in humidity causing a rise in bridge height? In other >words, what keeps the string up the bridge-pin when there are forces >attempting to bring it down? No. I don't believe strings climb and remain up bridge pins at all. I believe the edge of the bridge cap is crushed in high humidity cycles. Check the archives - April this year. under "string seating" for the full rundown. >I'm curious, with any amount of downbearing and the strings under tension, >when a force pushes against the strings increasing tension, wouldn't the >weakest link give in? Surely the string part way up the pin has less to hold >it there under these circumstances? Unless they've cut themselves a notch to >hold onto. >Having not followed all your theories regarding string climb on bridge pins, >though accepting this occurs, I'm wondering how much influence the vibrating >of the string itself has on this. Again, check the archives. All of this was covered. >Could it be that the most flexible termination point in the vibrating >string's path, the front bridge pin, having the greatest string movement >occurring, and consequently first go at dampening the vibration, have enough >energy occurring for the string to lift off the bridge and climb the pin >regardless of pin angle and stagger angle? Archives. >>I'm beginning to suspect that we went through a lot of years not knowing >>squat about why and how pianos go out of tune. > >Only beginning Ron? Sure! I'm not done yet, and I hope the rest of us aren't either. Ron N
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