And a good question, since "clamping" is such a vague word which encompasses primarily a maintained bearing. Does pushing my hands together create a clamp? Maybe, in a loose sense. They certainly are bearing on each other. If I move my "clamped" hands around, does it threaten the bearing of them? Perhaps. They can slip apart. So the bridge/soundboard moves, both with vibratory energy and with climactic change. Does it change the bearing? There's some evidence to that effect. Does it change the termination? There's the rub :-) ! The simultaneity of the string bearing on the pin and bridge notch edge seems to be critical, and the frangible nature of the materials (particularly the bridge top wood) seems to be a large concern. So also the angle of the pin and the depth into the bridge and the strength of the whole construct, with bridge pin unison placement towards the front of the bridge with an undercut below...seems dicey to say the least to angle the pin at the front side of the bridge. p In a message dated 12/26/2008 1:42:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes: That way you get the closest to bisecting the angle along with the most effective clamping--I guess that's a question **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081226/f6906941/attachment.html>
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