Smith-Coleman/QUESTION

[Mark Bolsius]

Doesn't the Wapin Bridge decouple the strings at the bridge? The pianos that
I've heard so far have all had much better killer octaves than you'd expect
for the size of piano.......thoughts anyone?

Cheers
Mark Bolsius
Bolsius Piano Services
Canberra Australia

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>From: A440A@AOL.COM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Smith-Coleman/QUESTION
>Date: Mon, Aug 9, 1999, 5:38 AM
>

>Greetings, 
>Jim writes:
>>> >The effect of unisons changing as the 2nd and 3rd strings are pulled
>>in  a a phenonemon which applies more to the 5th and 6th octaves than in
>>the temperament octave according to measurements which I have taken. Even
>>in that range, on some notes the change is almost negligible.
> 
>  Umm, me too.  I am guessing there are other things happening than the 
>soundboard going down.  The following are just some points for consideration, 
>add to it or prove me totally wrong here and I will thank you for it. (:)}}  
> <MAJOR SNIP>
>Regards, 
>Ed 
>