>I believe go bars can be calibrated based on thickness, type of wood (ash >or hickory) and length. You have to have a way of setting the piano at a >controlled height below a top deck. Then by using go bars of a specific >length differential between the top of the bridge and the top deck, and the >go bar itself, the amount of force given by each go bar can be determined. > > >David Love Don't just believe it, try it and find out. See if you can pre-determine the final pressure from a bowed go bar pushing on a deflecting soundboard when they reach equilibrium. You could be famous. Ron N
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