<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>June 1988, page 34, right hand column, first paragraph says "...A test string (carpet thread), although limited to the capo bar sections...), and the second paragraph starts:  "The carpet thread can't be used where agraffes exist so another approach is necessary..).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>This is in reference to setting downbearing by using the deflection angle to calculate the distance over the rear string rests when the string is just touching the bridge top.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidskolnik@optonline.net href="mailto:davidskolnik@optonline.net">David Skolnik</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A>;<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/1/2003 3:02:56 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Downbearing question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>David -<BR>Can you indicate the issue of the Journal or other source where this article is to be found?<BR><BR>David Skolnik<BR>davidskolnk@optonline.net<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 11:43 PM 1/31/2003, you wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif, Geneva" size=2>So I'm reviewing my method of setting downbearing and I'm reading this article by Nick Gravagne.  He says that although you can use a thread test to set bearing in the capo section, it won't work in the agraffe section and I'm wondering why.  The answer is not coming immediately to mind.  I must be overlooking something obvious.  Explanations?  Thanks<BR> <BR> <BR>David Love<BR><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>