<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Yeah it has but was it ever mentioned that the spring be placed on the TOP side of the bridge between it and the PLATE strut? I thought i remembered reading that it was suggested to put the spring under the soundboard between it and the beams. <p>Greg <p>Delwin D Fandrich wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> <font color="#000080">Check the archives, David. This subject has been gone over several times and at some length.</font> <font color="#000080">Del</font> <blockquote dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net" title="davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</a></div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a></div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> February 02, 2002 8:55 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Springs for the soundboard</div>  <font size=-1>Has anyone ever tried putting a heavy spring between the bridge and the plate strut in the upper section of the piano to add pressure to the board with the idea of improving the tone?  Or, I suppose, on the underside of the board between the bracing and the soundboard pushing up?  Does it have any effect?</font>  <font size=-1>David Love</font></blockquote> </blockquote> <p>-- <br>Greg Newell <br><A HREF="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A> <br>  </body> </html>