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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 end.</FONT></DIV>
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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</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=terry@farrellpiano.com =
href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">Terry</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 25, 2005 =
3:55
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> String Spacing on =
Bridge</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On most (all?) modern pianos, =
the mid and
upper treble strings are roughly parallel to one another. However, in =
the
tenor, and more-so in the lower tenor, the strings are spaced much =
further
apart over the bridge than they are up near the forward speaking =
length
termination.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why? I ask that especially because I =
have heard
much talk of design/performance concerns about the low end of the long =
bridge
being too close to the rim - why not just lessen the string spacing =
and have
the long bridge end further from the rim?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>