>Jack said: >To add to Vince's comment, I was taught that the top three notes >were important in order to extend the bridge and put a load on it. >Having a loaded bridge that ex >better sounding note. I have seen some pianos that have one additional unstruck string and the low end of the treble bridge. I believe that Baldwin in their "concert vertical" sets a lump of lead into the bridge. I guess these are attempts to "load the bridge" or in musical te rms to "sustain the tone" i.e. increase dwell time on the low end of the treble bridge. I wonder if anyone has tried "weighting" the high treble end of the bridge--maybe it would improve tone there, too? Regards, Don Rose drose@saskmaple.net
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