----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 12:48 PM Subject: seeking clarity, was relevance of bridge pin spacing > Being far from the expert here... I just wanted to throw in a couple > bits.... first is your question leaves me a bit confused as to what you > are actually asking. If you change your front pin positions for reasons > like avoiding interference between neighboring bridge pin sets... how > can you avoid not altering the scale ? Speaking length changes yes... > perhaps this is not what you were saying... ? > > > In my case both front and rear pin positions would be shifted from > their > position on the original bridge. Maybe in Frank and Ron's case the > hitch > pins have not been positioned yet? Am I missing something? > > Just a quick comment about the Hamburg Steinway changes. Besides the > string length changes mentioned... they have also gone to a more U > shaped capo profile, which is hardened far more then in earlier years... > and is specified as 0.7 mm wide now instead of a 0.5 mm V profile. > > Their decision to go to a shorter C88 length may have been prompted by a > desire to harden the capo. ?? > > > > Gene > > Cheers > RicB > >
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