At 7:41 PM -0800 12/5/01, Delwin D Fandrich wrote: >I don't think so. There is more to it than just the physical load placed on >the bridge. The hydraulic rams could apply the down force alright but I >doubt they would have the compliance (for lack of a better word) that the >string plane has. Specifically the effect the backscale has in restraining >the motion of the soundboard assembly. That's why I included the rubber facings in the pressure strips. The flexibility over a given length is a measurable quantity and could be closely reproduced by a proper selection of rubber thickness/hardness. JD
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