<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ric B asked: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>That would make sense I suppose... so then, you are saying = <BR>they did this to avoid using a dogleg in the bridge itself ?... Ok.. :) <BR>whats = the benifit of avoiding the dogleg then ?"</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think all Steinway bridges are = Vertically Laminated. Soooo, in order to change the configuration of the bridge = profile, they would have to make a new "clamping caul". This would be labor = intensive and expensive, in the eyes of the manufacturer. Hence, the reason for "fudging"!<G> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Either that, or, it's possible that a = very competant rebuilder rebuilt this puppy and re-arranged the scale to fit = the existing bridge, somewhat. I do this, on occasion, and the result is = exactly what you have noted.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>