[CAUT] False Beats Steinway B

[Ron Nossaman]

Dempsey Jr., Paul E wrote:
> Something that Ron N. said in a recent post make me want to
> ask the following. How much bridge pin do we need or want
> projecting from the bridge?

You need enough to hold the string, leaving enough in the 
bridge to anchor it. Other than that, it doesn't much matter.


> I remember an early mentor saying that no more than 2 or 3
> times the diameter of the string was necessary. This would
> be 3/32" projection for a #13 wire, a little over 1/8" for
> a #20.

Good enough.


> I've seen bridge pins with 1/4" to 3/8" stickin'out, mostly
> on low end units, but some on performance level pianos too.

Me too.


> This may or may not have anything to do with our false beat
> thread, but, how much is enough....too much?

It has not a thing to do with false beats, that I've been able 
to ascertain.
Ron N