> Ron: > And how will the eventual marring and tarnish affect tone? I don't know that it will, one way or the other. > What concerns me is damage to the brass as a result of the string > compression that one finds on old pianos that use this system. This > includes brass aliquots that have even been plated. What if the string > spacing needs to be refined? Refine string spacing after how many years of being where it is? Has this really been a problem in older pianos with half round or oval counter bearing bars? I can't say it has been for me, but then different locations have different realities. >What happens to the profile of our > termination? What profile? My counter bearings don't define a speaking segment, so they don't get profiled. They get left at the radius of the rod they were cut from. >Then again you see the same damage to the cast iron v-bars. Yes we do, and at what tonal penalty? > Uggg! Only questions, so few answers. :) But we *can* ask more specific questions and examine the premises around which our questions are formed for validity. Ever read Ayn Rand? Whenever you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. One of them is wrong. Ron N
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