<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Joe and Listers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I checked out Larry's book on the = internet and decided it was not really what I was looking for. My search is for more = in-depth appreciation of piano construction brought about by what appears to be a = lack of definitive knowledge of downbearing and the relative measurements on = each side of the bridge. The interesting thing here is that there <EM>are = </EM>pianos about where there is only one bridge pin per string. Though I have = only seen this feature on grands and then only in the bass string = section, it is food for thought. The sideways thrust is cancelled out by half the = strings having their hitches biassed in one direction and the other half biassed = in the other direction. In such a configuration there can be no doubt that the = strings shall not rise away from the bridge. This could possibly be the way to = increase the tonal remanence thereby increasing the output on the smaller piano. = Bridge materials would need re-thinking, possibly using some hard plastic based = capping.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a sunny Downlands village = in Sussex,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 11, 2005 = 3:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Larry Fine's = Book</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Contact Larry Fine, = R.P.T.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 11, 2005 = 5:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Larry Fine's = Book</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe, How can I get a copy of this book?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <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> Monday, July 11, 2005 = 4:29 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Larry Fine's = Book</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah said: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>There's no sense in reinventing the wheel, of = course!  How up-to-date is =<BR>this book?  How often is it = revised?  Frequently enough to keep up with =<BR>the ever-changing imports = market?"<BR><BR>Peace,<BR>Sarah,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Larry does updates fairly regularly. I think once a year. = (?)</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, = Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>