Yamaha C6 bass strings

[Ron Nossaman]

>But many designs incorporate very little crown in the bass and zero or
>nearly so bearing on the bass bridge. So how could you tell that such
>characteristics were a problem (at least in terms of deviation from original
>design)?
>
>Terry Farrell


Regarding bass crown, I'm not sure how much is design intent, and how much 
is the result of the cantilever under positive bearing destroying what 
crown was there. I tend toward the notion that the crown was originally 
there, designed or not, and the cantilever killed it - if it is indeed no 
longer there. The downbearing would ideally be dependent on the length of 
the back scale, like David Love said. I consider zero crown and zero 
bearing to be a problem in a piano with a conventional soundboard, anywhere 
in the scale.

Ron N