"I wonder if a particular shop or "repair" was in > "vogue at some time. " No, this is how they were done at the factory at the time, and all rebuilders actually duplicate it when the time comes for restringing. One thing I should mention though, even though they have wound trichords, and plenty of them, they are the easiest to tune that I have come across; they match perfectly. This method I have only seen on straight strung grands up to 1905. AF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Strange bridge > The felt wrapped strings going through the bridge pins would seem to lend > a > muffling effect. The idea of a wound string going through two bridge pins > is so counter intuitive I wonder if a particular shop or "repair" was in > "vogue at some time. Also it is hard to tell in the picture but the > bichords next to the singles seem to be wound going through the bridge > pins > but they have no felt. You said you have seen this felt many times on > straight strung Broadwoods---is this on grands or uprights or both? ---ric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Alan Forsyth > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:47 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Strange bridge > > That type of bass stringing is a particularly Broadwood trait from late > 19th > century. The windings going through the bridge pins, I suspect, is to > avoid > the plain section on the speaking length before it reaches the bridge > which > can create it's own frequency and has a very high non harmonic partial. > The > felt wrapping is so that the string can render more easily through the > bridge when tuning. I have seen this arrangement many times on straight > strung Broadwoods. I mentioned this a couple years ago, but no one seemed > to > notice except one subscriber who wanted photographic evidence. Well here > it > is. > > > AF > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean-Jacques Hébert Granas" <concordia_salus@wp.pl> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:19 AM > Subject: Strange bridge > > >> Hello one and all, >> >> Havn't posted here in a very long time. Regards to everyone. >> Just thought I would send you all a picture of the strangest bridge >> arrangement >> I have ever seen. The angles of the two bridges relative to one another >> are most >> puzzling. Can't figure out its placement, whether its an upright or a >> grand, and >> especially the function of the funny felt sleeves on the bass strings. >> Anyone >> care to enlighten me? >> >> Peace, >> >> Jean-Jacques Granas >> Warsaw >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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