A strange peice of wood

[Stephen Powell]

I have seen this in many Knight pianos, Richard, and wondered myself what
the reason is.  Sorry I don't have any answers!

Stephen

Stephen Powell
Auckland, NZ

>A Knight piano... number 31662. From about C6 or so down for
>almost the entire length of the treble bridge there was this
>mahogany strip about an inch wide and perhaps 2 mils thick at the
>thickest glued to the soundboard just above the bridge. What is
>this all about ? Obviously a factory job. >
>What is this some kind of a mass increase deal... and what kind
>of reasoning would the factory have had for glueing this thing
>in. Looked like it was kind of an afterthought thingy... like it
>was put on after the panel was finished.

>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway