<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV></DIV> <DIV>Hi Ron,    </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Heintzman Piano Company from Canada built uprights with 2" high cast iron capo bars cast right on the plate.  A bit of a pain to string but a great sounding piano.<BR> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Steve Grattan</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Lost Chord Clinic</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma> <HR SIZE=1> <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, March 10, 2011 2:37:53 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [pianotech] Drilled capo bars<BR></FONT><BR>On 3/10/2011 11:24 AM, Daniel Carlton wrote:<BR>> Anyone care to say anything about drilled capo bars? Has anyone besides<BR>> manufacturers tried this, and had success or not? How exactly is it<BR>> supposed to contribute to “exceptionally long sustain?” By removing mass<BR>> from the bar/giving the bar more freedom to vibrate? I'm not an engineer<BR>> so help me out here, please.<BR>><BR>> Daniel Carlton<BR><BR>Never heard of it. What manufacturers? What's the source of this?<BR>Ron N<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>