Single Strings and bearing

[Ron Nossaman]

>
> I'm adding some single strings (6) to the lower part of the tenor section of
> a piano to smooth out the scaling.  The bearing is minimal at the bottom of
> the tenor bridge and the singles with their wrap actually put those strings
> slightly negative.  Would you be concerned about those singles and therefore
> opt to compromise the scaling and omit them keeping a no singles pattern?  Or
> will they likely not be a problem since they won't change the overall
> pressure on the bridge that much.  
>  
> David Love


David,
Could you clarify please? Single strings (describe), as opposed to (describe)?
How do(es) "singles" affect bearing, as apposed to ???? I'm not tracking here,
and could use some help. Using "wrapped monochord", "wrapped bichord", "wrapped
trichord", "plain bichord", and "plain trichord" as descriptive categories
would help.

Ron N