Downbearing Angles

[Farrell]

"Is there a preferred downbearing angle?"

Absolutely! The proper angle is the angle which produces the best piano sound!

So much depends on the type of soundboard (compression-crowned, rib-crowned or hybrid - age and condition of board - existing crown - etc.). So no definitive answer with data provided. The best thing to do is to get a recommendation from someone who works with the same type of situation you are facing.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
>    I have been contemplating the Wixey digital angle guage that Terry 
> showed pictures of (attached to the Lowell Guage base).  I bought one of 
> these this afternoon, and was wondering:  Is there a preferred downbearing 
> angle?  I am working on a Baldwin R, the plate has been refinished.  You can 
> still see where the aliquot bars went, kind of, but I was wondering if I 
> could use the guage to tweak the downbearing by moving the aliquots?   I 
> know ideally that the bearing would be equal, front and rear, but ideal this 
> may not be.  So, is there an ideal angle that you all shoot for?
>    I think that this is not the intent of the aliquots, but couldn't I move 
> them around to accomplish some slight bearing changes?  Input requested!!
> Clark A. Sprague, RPT 
> 
>
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