Chas. Fred Stein

[Ron Torrella]

I received a call from a local tech this morning asking about a Stein
piano.  It's a 6'1" Scale T and has serial number 1465 attached.

The question is about the bridge on this instrument which has a protrusion
on the keyboard side -- below the speaking lenth of the strings.  The
protrusion was described as follows:

It runs the length of the bridge, flaring out in the tenor area to about
8-9".  In the capo area, the protrusion is only about 3/4".  The part in
question appears to extend only from the base of the bridge -- below the
cap.  Below each unison, in front of the bridge, there is an oval cutout
(a window) that is parallel to the strings.  The holes graduate wide/long
to narrow/short from tenor to capo.

What is this ... thing ... and what is it's purpose?

			     Ron Torrella, RPT
			Assistant Piano Technician
			  University of Michigan
			      School of Music