<!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>Dale E. said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Uhh Joe .Not always partner. It depends. I've seen many  = uprights with the <BR>bridge split up the tenor bridge are very healthy.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Dale,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>On uprights, yes. I agree. BUT, wheren't we discussing a Grand? On Uprights, for some = darned reason, most manufacturers appeared to used the "reject" wood for bass = bridges. I've never figured that one out, even tho it seems to be the case. In = grands, however, the same quality of wood seems to be used on all bridges. My = comment was from experience, that dictates, to me, that if one bridge is bad, = the other is definately suspect. I've found this has proven out, over the years. = Another thing, as long as we're doing this much, a little more will make a = massive difference in the end results, IMO. So, = there....Pstztszt!<G><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>