---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 7/5/2002 12:47:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes: > Subj:Re: Bridge design > Date:7/5/2002 12:47:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <A HREF="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> >> To: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> >> Sent: July 05, 2002 9:25 AM >> Subject: Bridge design >> >> >> On a Steinway M there are several gaps between the bridge and the >> soundboard at the lower end of the treble/tenor bridge. What is the >> purpose of those gaps in design, and if one were remaking a bridge for >> that instrument, would you duplicate that design? >> >> David Love > David, Del > I've often wondered the same thing about the M bridge. A while back I > think we talked about floating sound boards and bridge modifications in > this area as well. > Oddly enough I just purchased 2 Mason As . One from 1929 and the other > 1931. Thw 1929 has the usual long tenor bridge and the other has a modified > tenor bridge. The bridge makes an abrupt swing towards the staight /bass > side of the case. This shortens up the speaking length bout 3 or 4 inches > and on it are of course 5 wrapped bi-chord unisons. The plate area at the > agraffes is also shortened appox. an inch. > I found this to have a very good bass tenor break and a step in the right > direction with this model considering the break with plain wire has been > changed i different wire size configurations over time. And with not much > success. To bad that Mason& Hamlin didn't stick with it. No doubt more > costly .SO WHAT. Any rebuilder could easily duplicate this modification > except the agraffe change. > What say ye. > >>>>Dale Erwin>>> > A better solution would be to straighten out the scaling in that area and > use an extension on the end of the tenor bridge to stiffen up the end of > the bridge -- even better, design in a transition bridge -- and/or redesign > the ribbing, and leave out the gaps. > > Del > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/34/10/3e/84/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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