Bridge caps

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: April 03, 2001 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: Bridge caps



> >Is bridge pinning just a traditional way of
> >securing the string over the bridge harking back centuries and having no
> >other physical purpose than you purport?
>
> Yes, I think so. If the early experimenters had found a better way that
was
> as easy and cheap, they would have used it instead. Had they found an
> easier and cheaper way that was just as good, they would have used that.

And then we would still be using that in today's pianos. God forbid that our
industry should actually innovate, fix a problem and move on.

Del