This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrell=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 1:34 AM Subject: Piano Design Question FWIW: Seems to me that straight-strung offers significant design = benefits because each area of the string scale occupies a unique area of = the soundboard - and hence that area of the soundboard can be designed = to optimize the performance of that area of the string scale. Terry Farrell Seems to me that your assumption is quite correct. i have wondered about = the same things for some time and reached similar conclusions. A = straight strung piano should work very well. If piano length is of no importance (within reasonable limits), the all = the arguments for the overstrung scale seem to have little value. One = can make a straight (parallel, or oblique) strung design with the = bridges placed in such a way that the flexibility of the soundboard is = optimal for each part. The end of the bass bridge doesn't need to sit = close to the rim like in many old stright strung pianos. Or if it does, = one can just float the soundboard there. It's been done before and it = works. Anyway, it seems possible to make good pianos both ways. By the way, look at the Klavins upright which has a single bridge. Calin Tantareanu ---------------------------------------------------- http://calintantareanu.tripod.com ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/00/3b/48/4d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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