>As Ron and Del pointed out in the recent thread about a curve cut into the >bridge >prior to installing that the bridge does not support crown, it is too flexible. Not only too flexible, but at least as important by my observations - whether the bridge is crowned or not, it is not a straight beam like a rib. It's curved, and won't support weight the length of it's span like a straight beam. It merely rotates. >Perhaps the improvements were a result of the new strings and hammer work. >Regards, > >Jon Page, piano technician Somehow, this is only rarely considered as a possibility. Nor does anyone ever seem to actually check the condition of these recrowned boards next year to see if any of that re-installed crown is still there. Ron N
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