There is also the a matter of the extremely restrictive measures that the inventors' have placed on its use, which turns a lot of people I know off! Too bad. It could be of great benefit, I think. Thump --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > "If the treble can be improved in all pianos like I > heard in the M then we will see a treble Wapin in > all pianos in the future." > > Don't hold your breath. If it requires an extra pin > AND drilling an extra hole, the benefit to 99% of > the pianos out there will not justify the extra cost > of manufacturing, given the expertise of the bulk of > the piano buying public. > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net> > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech" > <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:29 AM > Subject: Re: Wapin Bridge > > > > Hi David, > > The best explanation is at www.wapin.com or > 1-800-835-4757 > > as given in the ad in the May Journal. p 9. There > (web site) you > > will see a configuration of 3 bridge pins (across > the length of > > the string) instead of the universal staggered > two. > > I have tuned one wapinized piano and was impressed > very much. It > > was an SnS M and the extreme treble was a dream, > or like you > > always dreamed a treble could be. > > The Wapin bridge pin configuration has a > patent so there > > should be details at the Patent Office. Being > patented you have > > to pay a royalty to install it. > > > > However since most patents to "improve the > sound of the > > piano" may vary with experience, much experience > is needed with > > the Wapin. If the treble can be improved in all > pianos like I > > heard in the M then we will see a treble Wapin in > all pianos in > > the future. I am contemplating trying it on my > own grand piano > > (Conover Cable 1920's) if they give approval and a > break on rates > > for partial conversions instead of full. > > > > ---rm > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 11:21 AM > > Subject: Wapin Bridge > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone explain to me what the principle of > the Wapin Bridge > > is? After > > > reading so many posts on bridge design and > function, I'm > > wondering what > > > kind of design could make such a difference. Is > there any real > > research to > > > support the claims of increased or enhanced > tonality? > > > > > > David Love > > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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