Hi RicB, I'm curious about what you described and I've read about the similar procedure done here. Would you have a Picture of this? Thanks, Scotty Richard Brekne wrote: > Has anyone ever tried to design a bridge made our of metal? I know > it would sound different but at least it wouldn't crack. > > Scotty > > I dont really think that would be necessary. Most bridges hold up by > and large really well... its the thing about string grooves that all > to often get exasperated by over enthusiastic string seating > procedures which also do bridge pins anything but good often as not > that is the real problem. > > One thing I've been trying out is a variation on the three bridge pin > thing Wapin does along with three center pins cut to size that sit > just aft (forward of the back set of course) of each set of bridge > pins under the strings. Keeps the string off the wood itself. The > front bridge pin is vertical, the middle pin just 3 mm aft and slanted > as is usual for the front pin and then the usual back pin. Seems to > work just dandy. Totally erases any problems that can arise due to > string grooves. > > Cheers > RicB > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091201/155e58c4/attachment.htm>
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