Why do we need crown?

[Don]

Hi Ric,

If the bridge were sufficiently high reverse crown and downbearing may both
exist at the same time.

At 01:54 PM 4/23/2006 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi Calin
>
>Crown perhaps facilitates these needs to some degree tho.  We know we can
get a <<free>> increase in stiffness for same amount of mass with crown and
subsequent downbearing for example.
>
>Reverse crown would probably mean  using some other bridge termination
device then bridge pins... at least in the grand.  I would also think that
downbearing in such a situation would be a negative.  
>
>Cheers
>RicB

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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