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ackground-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>Terry</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> =
Quite sure as I've seen this reverse crown design probably a =
dozen or so times of various makers.</DIV> <DIV> It is one of those =
things that is just too intentional and symmetrical to simply be a c=
ollapsed board. I have yet to run across one that didn't sound more music=
al than most pianos ever dreamed of being. Julius Bauer, Becker Bros. ,St=
eck and others I can't recall the names of right now. The boards were als=
o not split up from the tension instead of compression as one might think=
.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Dale E. </DIV> <DIV>&nbs=
p;</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARG=
IN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV st=
yle="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style==
"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Farrel=
l</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 18,=
2001 9:02 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> </DIV> <META =
content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV=
><FONT face=Arial size=3>You say "that the board was a reverse crowne=
d board with a positive set downbearing". Do you know if this configurati=
on was the intent of the designer & manufacturer? Just curious. I hav=
e seen new Steinways with this board/bridge configuration, but as fa=
r as I know, it was a manufacturing anomaly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=
=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Te=
rry Farrell</FONT> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </D=
IV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;=
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <D=
IV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV st=
yle="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:=
</B> <A title=erwinpiano@msn.com href="mailto:erwinpiano@msn.com">DAL=
E ERWIN</A> </DIV> <DIV style="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 Da=
vis bridge agraffes/ Reverse crown Steck</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Tom a=
nd list</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> You know I have b=
een following this thread and it is interesting to me how many makers tri=
ed out this idea. I rebuilt a George Steck 6 ft. grand last year with thi=
s arrangement. When I first encountered the piano the sound was absolutel=
y magic. The sustain just floated for what seemed like forever . The more=
interesting thing was that the board was a reverse crowned board with a =
positive set downbearing. I mean bearing set pressing in the usual direct=
ion.</DIV> <DIV> A bit more time consuming to string but what=
a gem. I keep finding all kinds of sound board conditions and configurat=
ions which aren't supposed to work that do and others that should that do=
n't! </DIV> <DIV> 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>=
Ain't life interestin---Dale Erwin--=
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B> Tom 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 st=
yle="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hallet Davis bridge agraffes</DI=
V> <DIV> </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. P=
hoto courtesy of Moody Piano in Marlboro Ma.<BR> Tom Dr=
iscoll<BR><BR><BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR>-------------------------------=
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