no down-bearing revisited

Michael Gamble michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
Sun, 1 Feb 2004 10:46:20 -0000


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Hello List et al
I'll just repeat something I put on the list some time ago. I regularly =
tune a Harpsichord with NEGATIVE downbearing. Only the opposing angles =
of the bridge pins keeping the strings in contact with the bridge. I =
used regularly to find the strings floating above the bridge until I =
determined the reason and simply pulled the pins out a little. But note, =
my friends, this negative down-bearing made no discernible difference to =
the quality of the sound. But that's a Harpsichord. Any reason for =
thinking that NO downbearing ( note "NO" not "NEGATIVE" ) would make all =
that difference in a piano?
I have no flame suit
I'm just geared up in a space suit ready for that promised trip to Mars.
Regards from a beautifully clear-blue sky'd Sussex Downland Village. =
Yeee  Ha!
Michael G (UK)
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