Article about bridge agraffes - function, types

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Ed and others,
Alternate bridge capping is being done by a number of builders.  Some 
are using boxwood to cap bridges in the treble.  Sauter uses two 
cross laminations of ebony in the two upper treble breaks for the 
Omega 7' and  concert grands.  The Sauter concert grand can be heard 
on their website.

Those of us accustomed to fighting with the S&S killer octave(s) will 
enjoy how this piano really sings through all of the treble.

Andrew Anderson


At 04:21 PM 11/19/2006, you wrote:


> >I really liked the Schumann version, which is a really simple and elegant
> >solution. I wasn't able to find out how it sounds though.
> >
>
>Calin-
>
>I tuned a Schumann with the bridge agraffes.  I didn't like the 
>timbre.  As I recall it was a sort of "whistling" sound in the 
>treble.  Granted, it was old and worn in every part.
>
>I am enjoying your article and web site very much.  It causes me to 
>wonder how much the treble can be improved by bridge loading and 
>hardening of the bridge cap, such as can be done with epoxy or CA 
>impregnation of the cap and/or use of different cap materials, 
>including laminated woods (such as used by Ron Nossaman) or various 
>non-traditional materials. One might even slice the bridge cap 
>material or lay it in "tiles" if it seems that there is an advantage 
>to having a separate "foot print" for each unison (I'm not certain 
>there is).  I was impressed by the treble sounds of both Ron N's and 
>Ron O's pianos in Rochester.
>
>Thanks for your work in putting this together!
>
>Ed Sutton