Flatstrung vs straightstrung

[Farrell]

Hmmm. Then the source of my confusion was your reference to "bridges
converging on the center of the soundboard". Don't most flatstrung (not
overstrung) pianos have only one very long bridge? Or is there a separate
bass bridge? If so, the upper end of the bass bridge is presumably very near
the lower end of the tenor area of the long bridge?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 11:52 AM
Subject: Flatstrung vs straightstrung


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: December 02, 2001 6:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Negative bearing
>
>
> > Del Fandrich said:
> >
> > "One of the sweetest pianos I've ever encountered
> > was a Chickering flatstrung piano which did have the bridges converging
on
> > the center of the soundboard (more-or-less). Difficult bridge to drill
and
> > notch, though."
> >
> > What is a flatstrung piano? I assume this is not indicating a
> > straight-strung piano - or is it?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
>
>
> I've been trying to train myself to say 'flatstrung' as opposed to
> 'straightstrung' when referring to instruments in which the stringing is
> laid out in a single plane. 'Straightstrung' implies that the strings go
> straight back from the front termination, but they don't always. At least
> not in the more heavily strung later instruments like the Chickering. The
> strings angled toward the center of the board. There are also
> 'straightstrung' instruments such as the earlier Broadwoods in which the
> strings did run straight back. 'Flatstrung' covers both.
>
> Del
>