> I had this explained to me by someone who seemed to know what he was talking about. Baldwin built some pianos with these angles on the theory that you'd end up with "warmer, livelier" unisons. > > Anyone heard similar? Or was my informant--a long-time Baldwin dealer--just a) misinformed, b) pulling my pony cart, or c) using the strange facts and logic that salesmen are taught (or make up)? > > Alan Barnard A, and C. It's attempted compensation for the minimal dogleg. Whether the dogleg is minimal to make it easier to bend the vertically laminated bridges, or in the lingering belief that the bridge footprint should be kept as straight as possible for some unspecified tonal purpose is a matter of conjecture. Here's a photo of a Baldwin R bridge where something similar was done. Steinway does it too. Ron N -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Baldwin_R_dogleg.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 44870 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060813/981c1d51/attachment-0001.jpg
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