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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>You say "that the board was a reverse =
crowned board
with a positive set downbearing". Do you know if this configuration was =
the
intent of the designer & manufacturer? Just curious. I have seen new =
Steinways with this board/bridge configuration, but as far as I =
know, it
was a manufacturing anomaly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT> <SPAN
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=erwinpiano@msn.com href="mailto:erwinpiano@msn.com">DALE =
ERWIN</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 18, 2001 =
9:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hamlet Davis =
bridge
agraffes/ Reverse crown Steck</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Tom and list</DIV>
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<DIV> You know I have been following this thread and =
it is
interesting to me how many makers tried out this idea. I rebuilt a =
George
Steck 6 ft. grand last year with this arrangement. When I first =
encountered
the piano the sound was absolutely magic. The sustain just floated for =
what
seemed like forever . The more interesting thing was that the board =
was a
reverse crowned board with a positive set downbearing. I mean bearing =
set
pressing in the usual direction.</DIV>
<DIV> A bit more time consuming to string but what a gem. =
I keep
finding all kinds of sound board conditions and configurations which =
aren't
supposed to work that do and others that should that =
don't! </DIV>
<DIV> I have to figure that the weight of the Big Brass =
agraffes
also contributed to the impedance properties of the board probably a =
sustain
enhancing dynamic.</DIV>
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<DIV> Ain't life interestin---Dale =
Erwin----- -----</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B> Tom
Driscoll<B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 18, 2001 6:28 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hallet Davis bridge
agraffes</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Enclosed photo of Hallet Davis Grand =
referenced by
Phil Ford in recent<BR>discussion of bridge agraffes. Piano was =
built in
1890's and bridge system<BR>is still in good condition. =
Photo
courtesy of Moody Piano in Marlboro Ma.<BR> Tom
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