Yes, the string bearing is reversed, but the concept behind is that you don't have tension sideways on the bridge, which helps the soundboard vibrate more freely.<br> <br> Yoshi<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/2/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Calin Tantareanu</b> <<a href="mailto:calin.tantareanu@gmx.net">calin.tantareanu@gmx.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div style="direction: ltr;"> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Hello Yoshi!</font></span></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">The Paulello agraffes are not exactly like the Steingraeber ones, as Richard explained. They are both touching the string in 3 points, but the string bearing on them is reversed.</font></span></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">In the Steingraeber the string (as seen from the speaking length) bears frist downward on the front agraffe edge, then upward on the pin that locks the strings, and then downward again on the on the back agraffe edge.</font></span></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">In the Paulello agraffes, the strings bear first upwards on those holes, then downwards on the round pin, and upwards again on the holes to the rear. I have never played a Paulello piano, so i can't comment on how his agraffes work. But I would expect an effect quite similar to the ones used by Steingraeber.</font></span></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Regards,</font></span></div></div><div style="direction: ltr;"><span class="q"> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><span> <p><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Calin<span> Tantareanu</span><br>----------------------------------------<br></font><a href="http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><font face="Arial" size="2">http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/ </font></a><br><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">The Bechstein group & mailing list:<br></font><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bechstein/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> <font face="Arial" size="2">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bechstein/</font></a><br><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></font></p></span></div></span></div></blockquote></div><br>