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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, not which is it? </FONT></DIV>
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size=3>Conrad
Hoffsommer wrote: </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>"</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>If the upright string goes over/under =
a path like
(^ v ^), it would be:<BR> ^ = v-bar<BR> v = pressure =
bar<BR> ^
counter bearing bar or felt."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3><FONT
face=Arial size=2>I asked for further =
clarification:</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
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face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>"You are
describing some type of protrusion from the plate, similar in shape to =
the
"v"-bar, and located between the pressure bar and the tuning
pin?"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
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face=Arial size=2>And <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Conrad =
Hoffsommer
wrote:</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>"yes"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3><FONT
face=Arial size=2>So now I understand you to be saying that a =
counter bearing
bar is the cast pressure bar that has feet on it and is commonly seen on =
at
least Mason & Hamlin and Steinway uprights. These are two very =
different
arrangements. Which is it? You say the counter bearing bar usually has a =
duplex
configuration cast into it - the ones I've seen simply have a "v" shaped =
area to
push the string down - however, yes, they are stepped so that you will =
have some
"idealized" duplex-type speaking length - is that what you mean by the =
"duplex
configuration"?</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
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face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3><FONT
face=Arial size=2>I believe you said before that often the feet on =
the counter
bearing bar need to be ground down. Why is that? What problem is that =
designed
to solve?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe
Garrett</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> Tuesday, November 09, =
2004 8:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hard to tune =
upright</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry asked: "<FONT face="Times New =
Roman"
size=3>What is a counter bearing bar?<FONT face=Arial
size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is a Cast thingee, that is =
essentially a
"pressure bar", but usually has a Duplex configuration cast into it. =
In the
casting are "feet" that sit firmly on the plate. It's these feet that =
are
usually not machined properly to get the needed "counter bearing", =
that
results in a not so nice termination, that sound like S&*^$. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>