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ackground-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>Terry</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> =
Veeeeeeeeery Interesting.</DIV> <DIV> Dale Erwin =
</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING=
-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGH=
T: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DI=
V> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>=
From:</B> Farrell</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Mond=
ay, November 19, 2001 4:22 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To=
:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:=
</B> Re: Hamlet Davis bridge agraffes/ Reverse crown Steck</DIV> <DIV>&nb=
sp;</DIV> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYL=
E></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Pretty good.</FONT></DIV> <D=
IV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Aria=
l size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#Signat=
urePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT=
: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px soli=
d; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Mes=
sage ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; fo=
nt-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=erwinpiano@msn.com href="mailt=
o:erwinpiano@msn.com">DALE ERWIN</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt aria=
l"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.o=
rg">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sun=
day, November 18, 2001 7:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>S=
ubject:</B> Re: Hamlet Davis bridge agraffes/ Reverse crown Steck</DIV> <=
DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV=
> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PA=
DDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000=
00 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px=
; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MA=
RGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> Hey Terry How did it sound?Just curious.</DI=
V> <DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>=
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>You say "that the board was a reverse c=
rowned board with a positive set downbearing". Do you know if this config=
uration was the intent of the designer & manufacturer? Just curious. =
I have seen new Steinways with this board/bridge configuration, but =
as far as I know, it was a manufacturing anomaly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT=
face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size==
3>Terry Farrell</FONT> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> =
;</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: =
5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e=
4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=erwinpian=
o@msn.com href="mailto:erwinpiano@msn.com">DALE ERWIN</A> </DIV> <DIV s=
tyle="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> Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:48 AM</DIV> <DIV style==
"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hamlet Davis bridge agraffes/ Reve=
rse crown Steck</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Tom and list</DIV> <DIV> =
</DIV> <DIV> You know I have been following this thread=
and it is interesting to me how many makers tried out this idea. I rebui=
lt a George Steck 6 ft. grand last year with this arrangement. When I fir=
st encountered the piano the sound was absolutely magic. The sustain just=
floated for what seemed like forever . The more interesting thing was th=
at the board was a reverse crowned board with a positive set downbearing.=
I mean bearing set pressing in the usual direction.</DIV> <DIV> &nb=
sp; A bit more time consuming to string but what a gem. I keep finding al=
l kinds of sound board conditions and configurations which aren't suppose=
d to work that do and others that should that don't! </DIV> <DIV>&nb=
sp; I have to figure that the weight of the Big Brass agraffes also=
contributed to the impedance properties of the board probably a sustain =
enhancing dynamic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> &=
nbsp; Ain't life interestin---Dale Erwin----- -----</DIV> <BLOCKQUO=
TE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORD=
ER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND:=
#e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Tom Driscoll<B>Sen=
t:</B> Sunday, November 18, 2001 6:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt A=
rial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">=
<B>Subject:</B> Hallet Davis bridge agraffes</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Enclo=
sed photo of Hallet Davis Grand referenced by Phil Ford in recent<B=
R>discussion of bridge agraffes. Piano was built in 1890's and bridge sys=
tem<BR>is still in good condition. Photo courtesy of Moody Pi=
ano in Marlboro Ma.<BR> Tom Driscoll<BR><BR><BR>><BR=
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