trichord string splaying

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 02:39 PM 5/31/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>What is the "official" rationale for splaying the strings within a 
>trichord at the bridge? or is it one of those little bits of piano 
>folklore that keeps propagating because it's assumed to be "necessary 
>because we've always done it"? It's done even on straight-strung 
>stringbands, as much as to the point of having all strings the same 
>separation at the bridge, like you see on some over-strung pianos.
>
>What dire consequence might result from keeping strings parallel within a 
>trichord? And have these consequences actually been confirmed 
>experimentally or by supposition?
>
>Stephen
>--



Wild, uneducated guess on my part:

         - keeping enough wood between bridgepins to prevent immediate 
splitting??




Conrad Hoffsommer

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