string termination

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:21:35 -0400


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>> The capo through the whole piano is fine from a termination =
standpoint, but I'd want something in the capo to space the strings =
evenly.  When you get down to the point of tri-chord dampers string =
spacing gets very important. =20
>=20
> Good point.

Calin Tantareanu sent me this picture of his Schweighofe piano. Here is =
one solution to string alignment for the capo.

Funny how pianos used to evolve.




>> Those half agraffes in the old Knabe capos, what were they made of?  =
Brass or something harder?
>=20
> I thought it was brass.

In Knabes also? Or are we thinking of Chickerings?

Terry Farrell
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