This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment To those who delve into piano design (and loose sleep over such = things)...... My understanding is that the bass/tenor area of the typical modern grand = piano soundboard poses a challenge from the design standpoint because in = pretty much the same location you want a very flexible soundboard for = the bass and a stiffer soundboard for the lower tenor. This necessitates = compromise. Yes - is that true? Wouldn't a straight-strung arrangement work better? Seems to me that = designing a piano with performance being the #1 criteria, a straight = strung (or parallel or whatever - you know what I mean) arrangement = would offer the designer the luxury of designing the soundboard to meet = the needs of the various sections of the string scale - and not having = to make the same area suit two different needs.=20 Now keep in mind that I ask this question strictly from the performance = (musical) standpoint and not the standpoint of how well a design might = sell. I believe it is the case that one can design a piano with longer = bass strings for a given piano length with an overstrung design - if the = marketing department is put in charge of piano design. I'm talking about = eliminating the marketing department and the accounting department and = just dealing with how to build the most acoustically pleasing piano. (I = know, silly idea.) Now rememeber - no marketing - we can make the case = ANY shape we want (we don't have to have a flat side on the bass side)! Without having to concern yourself with factory sales, would you rather = design a straight-strung or overstrung piano? Which approach give the = designer more freedom to design an optimal piano? Thanks. Tomorrow in the shop will pivot on this..... ;-) FWIW: Seems to me that straight-strung offers significant design = benefits because each area of the string scale occupies a unique area of = the soundboard - and hence that area of the soundboard can be designed = to optimize the performance of that area of the string scale. Terry Farrell ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/28/c2/f6/ca/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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