[pianotech] Belly talk

[Terry Farrell]

Most of the length of my flat bridge bottoms do indeed mate well with the clamped in soundboard, however it seems that the straight tenor end usually sticks up a bit and I tend to build up the bottom of the bridge in that area to make it conform better to the board.

Terry Farrell

> Regarding the crown along the bridge: With no ring bridge or hockey stick tenor, the long bridge with a flat bottom will typically sit nicely on a clamped in soundboard, following the long crown contour quite closely.
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> Ron N