<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: string termination</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><EM></EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1><EM>Why not use other termination = types like a capo-type bar in all string sections like you see on cheap old American microgrands? What about something more like an upright = pressure bar arrangement?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><BR></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>These would certainly work, but it would give the high enders a = bit of an agricultural look wouldn't it? And after all, the piano business is = as much about perceived fashion than practically. I just can't see the higher = enders taking up full compass capo bars any time soon. </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV>Yeah, but the small shop can do as they please - especially if they = are building their own plate. Ron N has got me wondering about some major, = but not too difficult to do, modifications to existing plates in the tenor and = bass sections.</DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Mind you, Stuart has done just that with a full set of agraffes = mounted in the underside of the bar. Its is a workable solution.</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV>Or what material are the Stuart agraffes made? Brass? Same problem? = Is he using these in the tenor and bass?</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>