<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jason said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3> The picture was taken from<BR>the tail end of a straight-strung = grand.<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While toiling away on my main project, = (1867 Chickering Grand), the thought occured to me that "straight strung" is = truly a misnomer! Del insists on calling these beast Parallel Strung. And now I = know why. There ain't anything that's "Straight" about = them!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the picture, that is, indeed, a = common thing seen in pre-1880 Grands & Uprights. There were many manufacturers = that utilized the windings all the way to the hitch pin, not just Broadwood. = BTW, the reason for the felt "booties" on the larger strings, is to, hopefully, = eliminate buzzing of the windings on the bridge pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></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>