Subj: Different agraffes

[Keith A. McGavern]

>     My parents have an 1870 Hallet&Davis upright with these sort of agraff=
es
>on the bridge.  each one is turned oppositely, so that every other note has
>its strings pulled up or down.  the Soundboard is totally flat, as all the
>opposing forces on the bridge make it all quite rigid.  And it works!
>
>regards,
>Ed Foote

Ed,

That must be something to see...all those unlevel sets of strings.  Or,
wait a moment, are the agraffes themselves offset in height?

At your convenience,

Keith A. McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA