Hi Terry, Yes violin bridges have holes. They are there to match impedance I suspect. At 06:47 PM 2/27/01 -0500, you wrote: >Yup. Kinda hard for a pin to get a good grip on maple when somebody drilled >it out! Do violins have holes drilled in the bridge? > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 5:20 PM >Subject: Re: Posting Pictures > > >> Well I had no trouble finding the pictures... at least after I got your >note on >> the password. Neat pictures.. I have never seen such a bridge myself.. >weird >> looking at all the those bridge pins through the holes in the side of the >> bridge.. I take it that is the "case against the violin bridge" you refer >to ? >> >> Farrell wrote: >> >> > Well, I finally got to the site, but I have tried this thing five times >now >> > and can never get through to where you can do anything. I keep getting >asked >> > to join this, join that, ID numbers, passwords, authorization codes, ad >> > nausium. Is there some simple way to use this, or do I need to learn how >to >> > break into Fort Knox first? I guess it's time to get my own web site. >> > >> > T >> >> -- >> Richard Brekne >> RPT, N.P.T.F. >> Bergen, Norway >> mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no >> >> >> > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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