This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment --Boundary_(ID_vPrfm9nJh2Vh1dH7gDEzWA) Heintzman in Canada used a similar system. They called it an agraffe bridge, patented, March 10th 1895. They used the system, right up till they closed, in the 70's I believe. I can take a picture if you want. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Farrell To: Pianotech Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:21 PM Subject: Re: string termination >> 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. > > 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? > > I thought it was brass. In Knabes also? Or are we thinking of Chickerings? Terry Farrell --Boundary_(ID_vPrfm9nJh2Vh1dH7gDEzWA) An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/eb/17/ea/81/attachment.htm --Boundary_(ID_vPrfm9nJh2Vh1dH7gDEzWA)-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Capo Pins.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 115111 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/64/da/73/c2/CapoPins.jpg ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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