[pianotech] Increasing bridge height

[Ron Nossaman]

Will Truitt wrote:

> I am guessing that what you are saying her is that your practice of raising
> the bridge is essentially the same as Del's, but I am not sure what you are
> trying to say about the string plane in the upper treble (although I know
> that the string height tapers down as you progress into the treble in
> Steinways, if that is what you are referring to).  I don't know what you are
> referring to with "works out fine".  Please explain a bit more fully.

With the string height closer to uniform throughout the tenor 
and treble, the height difference between the shank center and 
strike point on the string will be more uniform than in the 
original. So you're not creating more problems elsewhere in 
making the treble end of the bridge taller, you're at least 
somewhat correcting something (of the many)  that shouldn't 
have been there in the first place.


> I take your comments about the stack and bore to mean that you are boring
> the tenor and treble hammers to one measurement, albeit one that reflects
> the 4 or 5 mm higher string height, yes?

Yes, except only the high treble changed 4-5mm.
Ron N