Overs Pianos wrote: >> I cant really see why they would make the speaking length longer on >> the right side of the strut tho. > > > They don't. They make it more progressive by laying the bridge pin > field back towards the rear of bridge cap area on the high side of the > strut and vice versa on the low side, but not completely so, since > they are not prepared to build a severe enough dog-leg to accommodate > a uniform increase in the speaking length. > > Note that a typical note to note spacing within the bridge section > will be between 13 and 14 mm, whereas the note to note spacing for the > two notes adjacent to the strut will be around 32-35 mm. Therefore, if > the speaking length is to increase progressively, there must appear to > be a significant dog-leg in the lay of bridge pins on the bridge cap. > Just lay out a test scale onto a straight strike line as an > experiment. All will be revealed. > > Does that make sense? Yep... you cleared it all up for me now. Thanks muchly. I suppose I have seen this many times without really laying mark to it. But this example seemed a bit .... well it just stuck out at me when I saw it. Thanks for all the explanations folks > > Ron O. Cheers RicB
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