Hi Ric No doubt that string seating yields a significant improvment in the overall sound. I dont really find that it addresses this particular kind of false beat one way or the other however. Larger bridge pins might work sometimes but clearly they dont always prevent this kind of false beat either. What we do have is a few good tricks we know that have a good effect. Both for this kind of false beat and for other kinds of falsness. Prudent use of each and every one of these is definantly in order, and that includes appropriate and carefull string seating for sure. But the fact that we know some tricks that work does not mean we understand exactly whats causeing this or that or the other kind of falsness. Interesting to bounce ideas off one another to be sure, but I dont think a real answer will be soon in comming. In the mean time... keep useing your back of tricks ! Cheers RicB ............which brings me back to the suggestion that more substantial bridge pins and their seating could benefit top trebles enormously in the conventional piano. ric
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