Hmmmmm, is this a test? That's funny - I can only picture you as the teacher standing in front of the class asking that question - one that you already know the answer to! So, okay, I'll bite: Interesting question. I would presume it would be most likely related to the grain angle in the bass bridge - that a weaker orientation lines up more favorably with the speaking pins and cracks more easily. But come to think of it, when I have seen a cracked bass or high treble bridge, it is almost always the speaking side that cracks more. Could it be that the string doesn't tend to render through the bridge pins completely and more tension is on the speaking side of the string and thus more pressure is applied to the speaking bridge pins? On Feb 19, 2011, at 11:04 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > On 2/19/2011 8:27 PM, Terry Farrell wrote: > >>> But how many have seen this condition on a new piano? This was a >>> first >>> for me. > > Not often, but I've seen it. So why only the speaking side pins? > Ron N
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