This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Jason said: " The picture was taken from the tail end of a straight-strung grand." While toiling away on my main project, (1867 Chickering Grand), the = thought occured to me that "straight strung" is truly a misnomer! Del = insists on calling these beast Parallel Strung. And now I know why. = There ain't anything that's "Straight" about them!<G> As for the picture, that is, indeed, a common thing seen in pre-1880 = Grands & Uprights. There were many manufacturers that utilized the = windings all the way to the hitch pin, not just Broadwood. BTW, the = reason for the felt "booties" on the larger strings, is to, hopefully, = eliminate buzzing of the windings on the bridge pins. Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9b/2e/04/a9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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