string seating - was bridge caps

[Farrell]

I've been following this thread, but perhaps I missed one or two. Forgive me
if the following has been covered. With all this talk of bridges that have
string bearing only on one side (front or rear), I have not seen the direct
statement that this is not a desirable situation, and either 1) the bridge
was improperly cut during manufacture/rebuilding, or 2) the soundboard has
warped, causing the bridge to roll and create improper downbearing. There is
not much else to say here, is there?

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: string seating - was bridge caps


> Sometimes when the bridge it tilted down toward the agraffes the
> bearing will be positive at the rear but at the front the string will
> "levitated" up on the front pin.   This may be what causes the "fan
> like" patterns on the bridge when looking after the string has been
> removed.    ---ric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 7:17 AM
> Subject: string seating - was bridge caps
>
>
> | >Hi Ron,
> | >
> | >So if humidity *is* finally balanced properly would you then
> consider
> | >tapping strings down on the bridge?
> | >
> | >Regards,
> | >Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
> |
> |
> | Hi Don,
> | Why would I want to in *any* circumstances other than as part of
> settling
> | in a restringing? Strings don't levitate above bridges in the first
> place,
> | so what exactly is tapping them down on the bridge presumed to do by
> way of
> | a fix?
> | Ron N
>