[pianotech] Bridge agraffes FYI

[Overs Pianos]

David and all,

I'd agree that building a board which is too stiff is less common. I 
have built one which was too stiff in the killer area, but it takes 
some doing. Your comment that most makers might err towards lower 
impedance - I'd tend to agree with this. A lower impedance board 
tends to sound better when its first built, unless it is taken to an 
extreme, as one of the high class German makers still does. But it 
doesn't seem to take long for lower impedance boards to start honking.

Ron O.

>Or its companion of overcompensation and building assemblies that are too
>stiff.
>
>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>Indeed, and the lower bridge root height would tend to allow the board more
>flexibility over its speaking area, which would lower impedance and would
>allow for something of a more distorted tone, ie.
>honking tone. Lack of board stiffness would seem to be one of the most
>commonly overlooked factors, when it comes to tone building.
>
>Ron O.


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