---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Yep... it was the pull on the bridge I was concerned about. The picture you included with the single offset would seem to yield less resistance to rendering then the double offset type.... and if this caused a problem... hmm.... Thanks for the reply and pic Ron Cheers RicB Overs Pianos wrote: >> Got to thinking a bit about this bend and the agraffee in general >> and I >> have a question I am wondering about. Just how well will the string >> render through the agraffe, and how does that compare with the >> standard >> bridge pin ? >> >> Cheers > >> RicB > > If the string offset angles were kept the same as for a standard > pinned bridge (say 10 -12 degrees), the double string offset will > increase the overall resistance to the ease of rendering, as you are > probably thinking (though as such it need not be detrimental to tuning > stability). Unless the offset angle is reduced, in the case of the > double offset agraffe, there will be an increased propensity to pull > the bridges over. However, the latest agraffe design (from this > manufacturer) is much improved over the first version in this respect. > The first version, while it had only a single string offset, subjected > the bridge to a significant forward rotation force. See image > below; Ron O. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c6/42/c2/e7/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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