String seating again

[Richard Brekne]

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Thought as long as I had this coffee spill damaged Bluther on the bench 
I'd check a few things relative to the never ending string seating debate.

This is what I found.

The string marks on this cap were quite uniform across the hole width of 
the bridge. Very slight indentation perhaps a 10th of the diameter of a 
string.... maybe less. The piano is 15-20 years old with lots of use. 
Bridge is not finished with any form of laquer and our seasonal inside 
RH range here is about 25 % in winter to 70 % in summer. (right now we 
are at around 35% and on the rise) Plenty of crown, and bearing is 
measureable, and... you got it.... the strings need seating.

Cheers
RicB