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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Keith
Roberts<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 25, 2005 6:26 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: String Spacing on =
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>I believe part of the reason is the =
angle of
the hammer and the damper system requires more room at the top. In the =
treble
on an upright the action spacing always gets closer as soon as =
the
hammers lose their tilt and then again when the dampers =
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Also consider the same bridge load =
carried over
the shortened span but I guess that could be changed with string =
scales and
bridge height. Some makers extend the bridge so it doesn't end so =
abruptly,
maybe ending it closer to the rim solves the problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>kpiano<SPAN =
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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>What you say is =
partially true but
applies primarily to smaller vertical pianos. The string angles in =
grands, even
short grands, are not large enough to require the kind
of spreading usually found. This is just one more area of
<EM>modern</EM> piano design that is open for
improvement.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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