<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>Thanks for the info, Gene.  Looks like you put the long bridge back in the same relative position to the plate, but shortened up the speaking lengths in the bass by 12 to 16 mm.  I would be very interested in knowing what led you to make this change? <div><br> </div> <div>Thanks again,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Alan Eder<br> <br> <div style="clear:both"></div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Gene Nelson <nelsong@intune88.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, Mar 17, 2011 1:08 pm<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Stwy A (6' 1") speaking lengths<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_9dac31d7-b2e0-43a5-aca8-3a3b92d1115f"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_1_9dac31d7-b2e0-43a5-aca8-3a3b92d1115f td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_9dac31d7-b2e0-43a5-aca8-3a3b92d1115f p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_9dac31d7-b2e0-43a5-aca8-3a3b92d1115f li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_9dac31d7-b2e0-43a5-aca8-3a3b92d1115f div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; 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