Hallet-Davis Grand

[David ilvedson]

List,

I have a comrade not on the List who has a Hallet-Davis Grand, 
#30846, built in 1885, in his shop.  It has agraffes on the 
bridge and pinblock side of plate. The odd thing is the 
tenor agraffes on the bridge have alternating high and low 
holes, i.e. holes on agraffe are near the top of the agraffe and 
the next agraffe will have the holes at the bottom of the 
agraffe.  The treble bridge agraffes are straight across in the 
middle of agraffe.  We thought this was odd.  Any comments as to 
that aspect of the design.  I guess by the time the wire got to 
the hammers they must have been the same level?  The agraffes at 
the pinblock side were all straight across at one level.  

Thanks for any input...


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@a.crl.com