Ed Hilbert, and the list: You describe "a tiny Broadwood grand that uses only a single row of bridge pins on the bass bridge. A large deflection to the side on the way to the hitch pins causes the termination to be successful." The inverted-V shaped bridge with single row of bridge pins was standard stuff on clavichords, which had _much_ lower string tension than pianos, especially modern ones. I have assumed that the two-row arrangement that has become standard is intended (1) to provide very secure termination with minimum side bearing, thus reducing bridge splitting, and (2) to balance, more or less, the horizontal load on the soundboard/bridge structure. Both of these seem like laudable goals. I'd be interested to see that Broadwood some time to see how it fares vis-a-vis these two areas. - Tom McNeil - Vermont Piano Restorations
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