At 17:48 -0700 25/10/07, you wrote: >I don't suppose youÊcan come up with another picture of that lowest >(mono-chord) bass bridge.... > >Del > >(PS. At least Niemeyer didn't run any of the wrapped strings through >another bridge as did our old friend, Wm. Knabe.) I have seen Neumeyer uprights with FIVE different string planes! "Double overstrung" pianos were made by quite a few German and English makers, but the most interesting DOS I have see was made by the Danish firm of Petersen, who had only one bass bridge from which square steel pillars rose, slotted at an angle for the string termination. The lowest 10 strings ran through taller pillars on the right-hand side of the bridge. This piano was 4'9" long and the power and quality of the bass was astonishing. The piano is not far away and I'd take some pictures if it werent for the fact that the client is a pain in the butt and would be wanting to have this and that made better. JD
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