Hey there Joe, and others Just curious as to how a couple thin coats of varnish on the top of the bridge can dampen sustain, or otherwise effect vibration of the soundboard ? Could you explain your thinking abit here ? Cheers RicB Joseph Garrett wrote: > Stephane said: "Indeed, David, both sides, notches and top of bridge are > varnished." > > Stephane, > YIKES!!!! Varnish on the TOP of the bridge is, IMO, a big NO-NO! Probably > the cause for the lack of sustain. It could be other things, but the varnish > on the top ain't helping things, fer sure! > I'd take a couple of unisons off of the bridge, scrape off the varnish, > being meticulous about the bridge pin area and the termination point. Put > the stings back on, tune and test. See what happens. Just my thoughts on > this. > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares Are I > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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