[CAUT] B 458198, string deflections

[Ed Sutton]

Kent-

Looks like maybe a notching error. Seems like the angles of the strings
across the bridge top are too great.  

Maybe if you want to plug, renotch, re-drill and re-pin it can be done. If
they want to pay for it.

The operant word here is "want!"   ;-)

Ed S.


> [Original Message]
> From: Kent Swafford <kswafford@earthlink.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>; College and University Technicians
<caut@ptg.org>
> Date: 9/21/2005 5:22:20 PM
> Subject: [CAUT] B 458198, string deflections
>
> Shouldn't speaking lengths be parallel to back scale lengths?  
> Shouldn't a condition as pictured here be considered undesirable? In  
> advising our customers as they choose among instruments, shouldn't we  
> advise against a piano which exhibits such a discrepancy as viewed  
> from the front of the piano? I ask because this is an easily  
> detectable condition, but here isn't exactly a field repair for this,  
> is there?
>
> The backscale side of this bridge where the angle is so noticeable  
> exhibits considerable deterioration.
>
> B 458198
>