[pianotech] crown and radius

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sun Jun 14 12:15:22 MDT 2009


svmpianostemmer wrote:
> Schould the highest point of the crown not be where the bridge instead 
> of the middle of the rib?


According to what? Geometry reflecting physical reality says 
the high point will be in the center of a constant radius 
crown, and geometric reality isn't easily changed by wishful 
thinking. A parabolic, catenary, or asymmetric double radius 
crown can put the high point off center to wherever the bridge 
ends up, but there doesn't seem to be any comparative evidence 
that it's beneficial to do so.
Ron N


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