Denise Rachel wrote: > Hi Jer, > > I am prone to stick with what I was taught, too. But . . > . the lowest string on the treble bridge has the greatest > seasonal pitch alteration. And . . . . . . on many > pianos the distance from bridge pin to rim is equal to or > very close to the same measurement on the top string of the > bass bridge. This one small observation has for decades > bothered me because it shoots a hole in my reasoning. That's because the proximity to the rim isn't the deciding factor. It's the break%. When the presumption doesn't fit the observation, it's time to reevaluate and revise both. Ron N
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