<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3700.6699" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron, </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the pictures. Most = interesting, most peculiar. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The setup visible on the second picture = looks to me like one that would eliminate the stress excerted sideways upon the = bridge that I alluded to in my previous post. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not the case in the first picture = setup. To me, the bridge seems the more vulnerable as it is laminated and uncapped. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just love the little string slot on = picture No 2. Brilliant!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are such agraffes used on Stuart pianos = up and down the scale, or just in the bass section?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What does the downbearing look like on = those pianos? The tensions alone would clamp the string to the bridge very = effectively on this setup.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Jacques Granas</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>