Ron & Terry, Terry & Ron, Yes, as Terry mention I was refering to the curve at the end of the tenor. I'm far from being an expert and was triyng not to make an asseveration but triyng to understand and support Ron's comment. Lets suppose that the bridge is straight, then the wrapped strings would have been made of different widths according to the scale so, if they decide to make a scale with those specific widths and then shape the bridge to that specific lenghts, isn't it that specific combination (width-lenght) that made the resulting smoothness or evenness of tone in that part of the piano? And if it was a straight bridge with the respective sizes of strings wouldn't sound as nice as it does? I ask you to forgive my english, is not my first language and its really hard for me to express my ideas correctly, and I think sometimes I don't achive that... Rafael Huberman
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