<!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 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is not an error, but design.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>On some models like the straight strungs, the windings of the bass strings went through the bridge as well but wrapped in felt socks. I can only surmise that it was to avoid the plain wire section which in itself creates it's own frequencies. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "David Boyce" <</FONT></STRONG><A href="mailto:David@piano.plus.com"><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>David@piano.plus.com</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech List" <</FONT></STRONG><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:38 PM</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Broadwood bass strings</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>>I tuned a small Broadwood grand for a family who recently acquired it.<BR>> <BR>> I was struck by how close to the bridge pins the bass string windings start. <BR>> Sorry about the quality of the photo, I only had my cellphone with me.  Do <BR>> you think they messed up a set of strings or something? Not much room for <BR>> error here!<BR>> <BR>> Overall, the piano is so much nicer than the Challens of similar size and <BR>> age that I see so many of. They're solidly built, but just not nice.<BR>> <BR>> Best regards,<BR>> <BR>> David <BR>></FONT></STRONG></BODY></HTML>