<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>What I mean is that I'm adding some half sized in = gauge so that I will be adding hitch pins to accommodate a single on each of the = lowest six unisons.  The wrap raises the string level by the diameter of = the wire and it's just a bit more than the bearing at that end of the tenor bridge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Erwinspiano@AOL.COM href="mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM">Erwinspiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <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> June 16, 2002 6:56 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Single Strings and = bearing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Verdana color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><I>In a message dated = 6/16/2002 12:27:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A> writes:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></I><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Single Strings and bearing = </B><BR>Date:6/16/2002 12:27:42 PM Pacific Standard Time<BR>From:<A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Reply-to:<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>To:<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><I>Sent from the Internet </I><BR><BR>David</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Verdana color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><I>  I find this wording below confusing. By = single do you mean wrapped bi-chords</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></I><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">    I'm adding some single strings = (6) to the lower part of the tenor section of a = piano           &n= bsp; to smooth out the scaling.</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">>>>>><BR>    &nbs= p;  If so I wouldn't be all that cocerned. The extra mass and tension of = the wrapped strings is what's moving the bridge. <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">  The bearing is minimal at the bottom of = the tenor bridge and the singles with their </FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">wrap actually put those strings slightly negative.  = Would you be concerned about those singles and therefore opt to compromise = the scaling and omit them keeping a no singles pattern?  Or will = they likely not be a problem since they won't change the overall pressure = on the bridge that much.  </FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Verdana color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><I>... I = vote keep = them<BR>          &nbsp= ; Dale>>>>>.</FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></I><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">David = Love</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000040 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Verdana color=#000040 = size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><I><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></I></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>=