Ed Seiler oddities

[Newton Hunt]

> the back edge of the pins were at the start of the bridge notching

Many European pianos are notched this way because they use
available beech instead of very costly imported maple. 
Beech is a bit softer so the idea is that by the time the
string has impressed itself into the bridge the center of
the pin and notch edge meet each other to form an equal set
of lengths of vibration, horizontal and vertical.  It is
with notching that is too far back or too far forward that
you get the problems.
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		Newton Hunt
		Highland Park, NJ
		mailto:nhunt@jagat.com