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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>You don't specify: are you =
addressing
sound output from the piano or what the marketing department of the =
manufacturer
can put in their promotional material. "Mrs. Jones, brand X piano has =
bass
strings with a speaking length 2.7% longer than brand Y, yet brand
X can be had at the same price as brand Y......</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Calin Tantareanu" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 3:12
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Cantilever bridges and =
speaking
lengths</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>> Hello!<BR>> <BR>> While looking at some pretty big =
old pianos
(parallel strung) which had<BR>> cantilever bass bridges, although =
they had
quite long speaking lengths, I<BR>> was wondering how do these =
features
influence the piano's sound? Now I did<BR>> read the messages here =
lately,
saying that many of you choose to remove<BR>> cantilevers and shorten =
the
speaking lengths.<BR>> But provided that:<BR>> 1. The cantilever =
isn't
excessively long (let's say no more than 10 cm) so<BR>> it's stiff =
enough and
doesn't flex;<BR>> 2. The backscale is sufficient (what is the =
smallest
length recommendable<BR>> for the backscale of A0?);<BR>> Then, =
why
wouldn't the cantilever make sense for moving the bridge =
footprint<BR>> to a
more flexible area of the board and thereby have longer speaking<BR>> =
lengths?<BR>> In other words, is the gain in speaking length worth =
loosing
[whatever you<BR>> loose through a cantilever bridge]? Up to what =
size, if
any, is this a good<BR>> trade-off?<BR>> <BR>> Now, I know that =
a
floating board could solve this problem, but still, it's<BR>> =
interesting to
know if there are any other inherent flaws of cantilever<BR>> bridges =
which I
can't see so far.<BR>> I have a Steinway O, under repairs right now, =
which
has a cantilever bass<BR>> bridge and a pretty short backscale on A0, =
yet it
has a very deep tone in<BR>> the bass. The board also seems to be =
quite
flexible down there, if you knock<BR>> on the bass bridge (strings =
are
currently off) it produces a low frequency.<BR>> <BR>> So, what =
factors do
influence the tone of the low bass and how?<BR>> <BR>> =
Regards,<BR>>
<BR>> Calin Tantareanu<BR>>
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