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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
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> October 06, 2003 7:10 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: RC vs CC =
again</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Can they play a more important
role in the atypical grand? What I mean here is there something =
about the
typical grand design that renders ribs essentially meaningless in =
the
last octave that can be changed to influence this area or gain some =
control?
Or is it the same on pretty much any design because the span here is =
just so
short?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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size=3>It's the proximity
of the bridge body to the bellyrail stretcher. Even with the bellyrail =
extension
it is so close that the stiffness of the soundboard takes
precedence.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>It is a =
different story
with uprights. It's a lot easier to design a good treble section in =
an
upright (for one reason) because you can make room above the
bridge.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>