<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 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=Wimblees@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@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> November 02, 2001 12:27 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 89 note = scale</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>The concept of adding = another string, or strings, beyond A0, is to give more length bridge. That is = the reason behind Bosendorfer's extra notes in the bass. Sure, it's = impressive to have those added notes, but how many people actually play them? =  From what I was told, by adding more notes to the bass, it pushed the last = octave, A0 - A1, closer to the middle of the soundboard, where it could = produce a bigger and more defined sound. <BR><BR>Wim <HR> </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Yes, I've heard that as well, but I don't = believe it. Surely the designer can put the bridge any place he/she wants it to be. = If you want the lowest notes to cross the bridge closer to the middle of = the soundboard, simply put them there. And if it is desirable for the bridge = to be longer then just make it longer. There is no need to put strings on it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>No, I expect the extra notes were added = because some composer or performer wanted them. Once that first piano was designed = and built it would have been relatively easy to continue building it. And why not? = It's great marketing even if of little practical value -- a</FONT><FONT color=#000080>lthough I imagine there were pianists like Oscar = Peterson around back then as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>