This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I think primarily because a capo bar has much more mass than an agraffe = and provides a better (stiffer) termination than an agraffe up there. = Given the very high frequencies at the top of the scale, an agraffe = seems quite a floppy little thing. If it turns only slightly loose, it = will absorb energy from the string. But they work well enough, so they are not really an important aspect = for me when choosing a piano. Especially since I have encountered some = really nice sounding old Bechsteins. The tenor is truly special. So who = cares that the top few notes might have less sustain than on a good = piano with a capo d'astro? Calin Tantareanu ---------------------------------------------------- http://calintantareanu.tripod.com ---------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Cy Shuster=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 3:04 AM Subject: Re: C. Bechstein Silly question: why is the capo better than agraffes up top? --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fd/fd/2f/e8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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