If you have something to teach me, Joe, I am eager and grateful to learn. But please stop baiting me. sb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 10:29 PM Subject: Bird-Cage pianos answer > So far no one has give me a purpose for the over-damper system! Our friend > in England is partially correct, is some of his assumptions, but mostly > incorrect about most things. Being in England, he should have more > information than most, but doesn't appear to. > Bird-cage pianos were made up into the 1930's! So his 20's is not > correct.Germans made Over Strung Over Damper pianos for the most part and > they are not any more difficult to regulate than any other overdamper > system. His comment about the overdamper being less efficient is a step in > the right direction of What The Purpose of The Design Was. > As I said in my last post, I will bend your ear, (actually eyes), at a later > date, with a very lengthy post on B-Cages. Until then, it would be nice if > you all would venture guesses as to the purpose of the overdamper system > was. <G> > Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) >
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