Hitch Pin Placement

[Ron Nossaman]

> Hi Terry,
>
>The piano builder may have been trying to increase bearing in this area to 
>compensate for the natural tendency of the bridge to roll.  That is my humble 
>guess.  I'll let the rebuilders on the list guide you in whether or how to 
>improve it.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Doug Mahard

Hi Doug,
Which tendency is that? Don't know about that one, but if there was a
tendency for "bridge roll" there, wouldn't having the hitch pins offset
toward the bass INCREASE any such existing tendency? 

Terry, are these hitch pins on the bass side of the first strut, and out of
alignment with the string simply to clear the strut? 

Ron N