Steingraeber factory pictures, bridge agraffes & adjustable vertical hitchpins

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Cy-

Sohmer made pianos with treble terminations like this. (Also with a different kind of bridge agraffe.)

A horizontal groove is cut from below to allow a bearing rod to fit inside the capo bar across the row of holes, just above the middle of the holes.  The strings don't touch the sides of the holes.  The idea is to attach the bar to the front plate and pinblock to reflect more energy back to the speaking length.

This looks like a very similar arrangement.

Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: Cy Shuster <cy at shusterpiano.com>
>Sent: Apr 30, 2006 8:02 PM
>To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Steingraeber factory pictures,	bridge agraffes &  adjustable vertical hitchpins
>
>Sorry...
>
>See this page:
>http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/steingraeber/index.htm
>
>I'm referring to the picture on the right below these words (you can click 
>the picture to enlarge it):
>
> S tringing. The concert grand 272 strung but unpainted (left). Plate detail 
>(right).
>
>Don't the outside strings buzz coming through that hole?  Are they 
>terminated at the inside top surface of the hole in the capo bar?
>
>--Cy--
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Avery
>  To: Cy Shuster ; Pianotech List
>  Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:06 PM
>  Subject: Re: Steingraeber factory pictures, bridge agraffes & adjustable 
>vertical hitchpins
>
>
>  Cy,
>
>  Below is what I get when I click on the link: :-) 
>