Wapin bridge

Phillip L Ford fordpiano@lycos.com
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 17:17:18 0000


Dave,
I'm not familiar with the mechanics of a Wapin installation.  Is the bridge
recapped and/or bearing (re)set?

Phil F
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Phillip Ford
Piano Service & Restoration
1777 Yosemite Ave - 215
San Francisco, CA  94124


On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:23:56  
 David M. Porritt wrote:
>Don:
>
>During the two days that it took to perform the Wapin installation
>the weather was quite consistent.  It is also in a very well climate
>controlled home.  There was a significant difference in the sound
>between Friday morning (before the work was done) and Saturday
>afternoon upon completion of the modification. 
>
>dave
>
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>On 1/25/2002 at 10:39 AM Don wrote:
>
>>Hi David,
>>
>>I would be interested to know if the humidity levels were identical
>between
>>the two tunings. It's really unfortunate that there is not a
>"before" and
>>"after" recording where the only change is the wapin modification.
>>
>>At 10:23 AM 1/25/02 -0600, you wrote:
>>>Carl:
>>>
>>>The piano had previously been rebuilt very well.  It was a very
>nice
>>>instrument with new Renner parts, strings, etc.  A couple of years
>>>ago the bridge was modified ala Wapin.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>>
>>mailto:drpt@sk.sympatico.ca
>>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
>>
>>3004 Grant Rd.
>>REGINA, SK
>>S4S 5G7
>>306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
>
>
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>David M. Porritt
>dporritt@mail.smu.edu
>Meadows School of the Arts
>Southern Methodist University
>Dallas, TX 75275
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