Strange bridge in a Steinway

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Calin,
                It reduces the stiffness of the sound board in the bass 
area, seems to help with a fairly smooth transition to the bass 
bridge.   For me the O is my favorite model.

Regards Roger


At 06:00 PM 7/12/2003 +0300, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I started de-stringing my newly acquired Hamburg Steinway O from 1910  and
>noticed a thing I have never seen before: the end of teh long bridge is
>suspended, resting on small "feet" that seem to be  positioned over the
>ribs.