<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Short Treble (sustain?)</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Got to thinking a bit about this bend and the agraffee in general and I<br> have a question I am wondering about. Just how well will the string<br> render through the agraffe, and how does that compare with the standard<br> bridge pin ?<br> <br> Cheers</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>RicB</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>If the string offset angles were kept the same as for a standard pinned bridge<font color="#0000FF"> (say 10 -12 degrees)</font>, the double string offset will increase the overall resistance to the ease of rendering, as you are probably thinking<font color="#0000FF"> (though as such it need not be detrimental to tuning stability)</font>. Unless the offset angle is reduced, in the case of the double offset agraffe, there will be an increased propensity to pull the bridges over. However, the latest agraffe design (from this manufacturer) is much improved over the first version in this respect. The first version, while it had only a single string offset, subjected the bridge to a significant forward rotation force. See image below;</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <div><br></div> <div align="center"><img src="cid:a06002000bbcf18b764b5@[61.8.27.81].1.0"></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:info@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>