<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephane Collin wrote;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>"Looks the same as my Hamburg model A = from 1891.  Third bridge straight with two wound bichords and 7 wound trichords.  In my piano, the notes on that third bridge are a bit = louder than the rest, and tend to sound a bit harsh.  Did you notice that = on this one ?  I have been thinking that the two bichords on that bridge = are meant to favor damping, as the two dampers on those notes are shorter, and = bichords damp easier than trichords."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hello Stephane, that sounds just right. The bichord = dampers on this one are recessed to make way for the plate = strut crossover and are shorter than the others. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Another curiosity is that the pedal lyre attaches to = the piano by means of a single cleat, but there seems to be no mechanism to lock = it in place to  prevent the assembly from sliding back out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alan = Forsyth</FONT></DIV></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>