<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A marketing department mandate. Oh, and = tradition.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</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> Saturday, March 06, 2004 = 10:24 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New Topic: Bass = Cantilever Bridges</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List & Ron Overs. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There seems to be room for a = discussion on the topic of Bass Cantilever Bridges. Can anyone offer any discourse on = the subject? The "why's" and the "wherefore's"? I also wonder if further amplification of the insertion of a block under the cantilever to give = it a more direct contact with the sound-board really works? If so... why do = S&S (and other really reputable makers) use cantilevered Bass = bridges? Over to you..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the = Sussex Downs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>