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<font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Hi, Duaine <br>
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I think it's because agraffes were necessary on grands to <br>
hold down the strings when the hammers strike up at them. <br>
The capo bar does the same thing, so on some cheap grands <br>
the whole tenor has a capo bar.<br>
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On uprights, the hammers strike toward the bearings, so <br>
the strings aren't lifted off them, so the support isn't needed. <br>
<br>
Susan<br>
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Duaine Hechler wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:5114A39C.2050400@att.net" type="cite">Simple
question - why didn't agraffes become standard on uprights ?
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