27.08.2001 21:30:27, Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> wrote: >Terry, > I have never seen an old Steinway upright with a 90 degree bore angle. It >seems that if you were to "correct" this "error" you would then change the >strike point demonstrably, no? > > Well that in itself could be easily enough compensated for, one has bore length and shank height to fool with as well, but I remember something about the shank having to be something short of pararell with the strings on impact or there was a problem with blubbering.. something like that. Upright action geometry... too neglected by to many (me one of them) me thinks. A nice go round on the subject matter would be just the thing ! :) Richard Brekne RPT, NPTF Sydneskleiven 1 5010 Bergen Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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