<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List and Keith R. who = said:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"<FONT face="Times New Roman">I'm not = understanding, I thought you said only one string was missing the rear = bridge pin..........."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No, Keith - the entire covered bass = section is mounted across a vertically tapered bridge with only ONE pin = for each string. There is only a very short back scale. The piano is Broadwood = grand No.251233, is 123cm o/a and Pierce dates it as c.1933. The strings = encounter the bridge pins on the same side throughout, with no apparent stress = failure. Hence the original subject question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G = (UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>