Seating strings

Ron Nossaman rnossaman@cox.net
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:37:48 -0500


Phillip Ford wrote:
>> It's strange that everywhere else in a piano where a string changes 
>> direction, the acute angle goes over a strip of metal (front bearing 
>> bar, pressure bar, agraffe/capo, rear duplex)... except the front and 
>> back notch edges of the bridges.
>>
>> I guess this is one of the smallest angular deflections... (assuming 
>> positive downbearing).
>>
>> --Cy--
> 
> 
> Well, I made the suggestion to put a thin sheet of metal on top of the 
> bridge.  But I seemed to get no takers on the idea.
> 
> Phil Ford

I've already got a bridge agraffe design I like a lot better than 
this. I think I'll try my petrified cap for a while first and see if 
it proves to be good enough.

Ron N

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