<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Do Bechsteins have a down bearing? Do = they have a crowned rib or a flat rib?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a Bechstein in my shop with = prominent "S"-shaped ribs!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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=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=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 30, 2004 = 12:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: No downbearing ? REVISITED</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; 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><B>To:</B> <A title=corina@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:corina@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Corina Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 30, 2004 4:18 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: No downbearing ? REVISITED</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List - and David S</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You asked for thoughts and I suppose = the most immediate thought must be that one cocerning "leakage" into the string = on the other side of the bridge - the hitch end. In S&S this length is = used to promote a sort of "aliquot". Therefore to promote this there has to be = leakage. Right? Another thought springs to mind and that is of "false" = strings. This is when a single string out of a tri-cord exhibits a = "beat". This falseness can frequently be corrected by a slight tap on the = offending string as it passes onto the bridge - thus confirming something! This = is predominately to be found in the Bechstein pianos. Do Bechsteins have = a down bearing? Do they have a crowned rib or a flat rib? The angle at = which the bridge pins enter the bridge will grip the string anyway. In fact on = some Harpsichords there tend to be a Negative Bearing!!!! The strings only = being held in place by the opposing captivating angles of the two bridge = pins past which the string passes. Just more thoughts...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From an evening in Sussex I say... = t.t.f.n. and T.G.I.F.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>