Semi-log scale design

[Farrell]

I'm sure the Dels & Rons of the world will lend their expertise on this but Del rescaled a Mason & Hamlin I am currently working on and FOR SURE I needed to make all new bridges. At a minimum, there was very little dogleg in the treble on the originals, Del's scaling does not compromise for speed/ease of bridge manufacture by letting you use a tiny or non-existent dogleg. You will likely need a good dogleg to have the bridge where you need it.

Although to give you a complete story, he did tell me that "You probably could get by with capping the existing tenor bridge body but an entirely new one isn't all that hard to make." Although, I don't really see how I could have and be true to his new scaling. But he is correct to say that a new bridge is not hard to make. Send me a pattern & I'll bend one up for you!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 2:14 AM
Subject: Semi-log scale design


> Could someone direct me to information on defining and creating a semi-log
> scale design.  Also, does one generally need to make a new bridge for this,
> or will a new bridge cap generally be wide enough to accommodate this type
> of change.  I realize it probably depends on the existing bridge, so let's
> say on your generic 1920's Steinway.  
> 
> 
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> 
> 
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