Strange bridge

[Alan Forsyth]

That type of bass stringing is a particularly Broadwood trait from late 19th
century. The windings going through the bridge pins, I suspect, is to avoid
the plain section on the speaking length before it reaches the bridge which
can create it's own frequency and has a very high non harmonic partial. The
felt wrapping is so that the string can render more easily through the
bridge when tuning. I have seen this arrangement many times on straight
strung Broadwoods. I mentioned this a couple years ago, but no one seemed to
notice except one subscriber who wanted photographic evidence. Well here it
is.


AF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean-Jacques Hébert Granas" <concordia_salus@wp.pl>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:19 AM
Subject: Strange bridge


> Hello one and all,
>
> Havn't posted here in a very long time. Regards to everyone.
> Just thought I would send you all a picture of the strangest bridge
> arrangement
> I have ever seen. The angles of the two bridges relative to one another
> are most
> puzzling. Can't figure out its placement, whether its an upright or a
> grand, and
> especially the function of the funny felt sleeves on the bass strings.
> Anyone
> care to enlighten me?
>
> Peace,
>
> Jean-Jacques Granas
> Warsaw
>