string termination

[Overs Pianos]

>>A lot of things about string terminations have bugged me for some time.
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>Me too.
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>>Stuart of Australia claims that their bridge termination increases 
>>the vertical vibration of the string.   Hmmmm?  How does that 
>>effect the sustain????
>
>I don't think the termination has anything to do with sustain in 
>this case. The kilo of brass mounted on the bridge in the form of 
>agraffes, however, will help sustain substantially.
>(Ron N)


I agree. The Stuart board is soo lightly built that if it had a 
conventionally pinnned bridge, I would have expected it to have a 
very short sustain. His bridge agraffe design results in the string 
plane being 8 mm above the bridge cap. There must a good kilo or two 
of brass distributed along the long bridge, which would certainly 
contribute significantly to the sustaining qualities that the 
instrument has.

Ron O.
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