Ron: I think there is merit in your thinking here. If one reads the patents and discussions of this from the period, there is no real compelling evidence for "effect". And the number of boards that I've replaced where the plate is indeed buried in the soundboard at the dowel argues further for this point of view. It does indeed sound more "pragmatic" than diaphragmatic! Paul In a message dated 1/25/2009 11:32:52 A.M. Central Standard Time, rnossaman at cox.net writes: erwinspiano at aol.com wrote: > I find most evidence of it behind the bass bridge & around the tail > but also adjacent to the very top of the treble bridge there is a > definite slope. The slope does not reach out toward the bridge very far. > This slope, if not there, would allow the plate to sit partially or > potentially on the soundboard instead of the dowells. Looks like a > clearance issue > Dale I suspect you're right. It's odd though, that they don't just set the plate so the string height isn't 5mm lower in the treble than everywhere else, so they can make the treble bridge 5mm taller (and stiffer), and get the plate off of the soundboard in the process. Too easy? Ron N **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090125/9e255e12/attachment-0001.html>
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