<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Tom and list</=
DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> You know I have been follo=
wing this thread and it is interesting to me how many makers tried out th=
is idea. I rebuilt a George Steck 6 ft. grand last year with this arrange=
ment. When I first encountered the piano the sound was absolutely magic. =
The sustain just floated for what seemed like forever . The more interest=
ing thing was that the board was a reverse crowned board with a positive =
set downbearing. I mean bearing set pressing in the usual direction.</DIV=
> <DIV> A bit more time consuming to string but what a gem. I=
keep finding all kinds of sound board conditions and configurations whic=
h aren't supposed to work that do and others that should that don't! =
;</DIV> <DIV> I have to figure that the weight of the Big Bra=
ss agraffes also contributed to the impedance properties of the board pro=
bably a sustain enhancing dynamic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> &nb=
sp; Ain't life interestin---Dale Erwin----- -----=
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e="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> To=
m Driscoll<B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 18, 2001 6:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style=
="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV> <DIV style="FO=
NT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hallet Davis bridge agraffes</DIV> <DIV>&=
nbsp;</DIV>Enclosed photo of Hallet Davis Grand referenced by Phil =
Ford in recent<BR>discussion of bridge agraffes. Piano was built in 1890'=
s and bridge system<BR>is still in good condition. Photo cour=
tesy of Moody Piano in Marlboro Ma.<BR> Tom Driscoll<BR=
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