----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: June 03, 2003 6:27 AM Subject: Re: Name That Piano !! > > >Wow, it looks like they can't make a long bridge any more accurate than > >me. The bridge pins on the speaking side are very near the edge of the > >bridge. Is this bridge undercut on the front or back sides at all? I would > >hope they intended this arrangement - for what advantage? > > > >Terry Farrell > > > That's a feature. With the undercut at the front, it gets the bridge > footprint farther away from the belly bar and out onto the soundboard where > most folks want it. > > Ron N > _______________________________________________ And down toward the brace the drift to the back of the bridge, reducing the extent of the jog across the break span. Actually, in this case there may not be any jog across the break span. Del
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