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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 15, 2005 =
1:34 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Piano Design =
Question</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FWIW: Seems to me that =
straight-strung offers
significant design benefits because each area of the string scale =
occupies a
unique area of the soundboard - and hence that area of the soundboard =
can be
designed to optimize the performance of that area of the string
scale.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems to me that your =
assumption is quite
correct. i have wondered about the same things for some time and reached =
similar
conclusions. A straight strung piano should work very well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>If piano length is of no =
importance (within
reasonable limits), the all the arguments for the overstrung scale seem =
to have
little value. One can make a straight (parallel, or oblique) strung =
design with
the bridges placed in such a way that the flexibility of the soundboard =
is
optimal for each part. The end of the bass bridge doesn't need to sit =
close to
the rim like in many old stright strung pianos. Or if it does, one can =
just
float the soundboard there. It's been done before and it =
works.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, it seems possible to =
make good
pianos both ways.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way, look at the =
Klavins upright
which has a single bridge.</FONT></DIV>
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