>I recently tuned a Steinway D (1925?) that had a mid - treble bridge >with pins that were distinctly non - parallel to the capo bar. The pins >were nearly set parallel to the bridge itself with three distinctly >different string lengths per unison. A nearby 1912 D and all other >instruments I have seen have bridge notches with the speaking lengths >equal. I noticed no significantly different tone qualities from this >manner of scale design. The bridge seems to be original and un >modified. It's supposed to add a little extra noise ("life") to that part of the scale, like the tuned front and rear duplexes are also supposed to do. >This seems to negate some suggestions that parallel agraffes are >essential. Unless you like the noise, or otherwise consider it a feature. Ron N
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