Strings riding up (was Tuning stability)

David Skolnik davidskolnik@optonline.net
Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:40:31 -0400


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At 08:07 AM 4/8/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>David,
>The issues regarding the bridge itself, it's nature, and behavior were 
>analyzed to the splitting of hairs.

Mike, do you mean that all the questions have been resolved, and/or they 
are irrelevant?  If hair splitting was what was going on, it was in the 
service of separating fact from theory, and to, perhaps, eliminate 
disagreements stemming from divergent terminology, for example, what we 
mean by negative front bearing.

>  I suspect the experts are just about totally bored out of their minds 
> with this thread

Who are these experts?  If THEY HAVE  been reading up until now, have THEY 
contributed anything to the current discussion, even to point out where in 
previous sources these questions have been resolved conclusively?  Are YOU 
bored with it?  Why?  If you think the points I've been raising are without 
merit, why not say so, and maybe suggest how they are so?

>However, the strings are the other partners in termination, and their 
>nature and behavior was only slightly touched on.   (Perhaps they hide the 
>secret to how any string could ever climb a bridge pin).

But you already have one expert who states that strings DO NOT climb bridge 
pins, and he explains why he believes this to be the case.  Yes, a careful 
examination of the way the strings work would be helpful.  Actually, there 
is probably more scientific literature on the behavior of vibrating strings 
then on any other part of the piano. ( Reminds me, I have to read part II 
of Longitudinal Vibration article.)

>  I can only report what did happen with our D after tapping bridge pins 
> which was an idea I got from Roger Jolly a year or so ago. It worked!
>-Mike

Ron Nossman, in his own response to you, restated his theory.  It may be 
accurate, or only a part of the possible picture.  It does work, sometimes, 
for some length of time.  I think we've been trying to determine why it does.


David Skolnik



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