Ron writes: People have an absolute genius for complicating anything and everything and feel compelled to invent detailed explanations whether they have any facts or logic to work with or not. It's intuitive, instinctive, and fundamentally irrational. It's also nearly universal. "I've heard", "I was taught", "I believe", "it's obvious", "simply", and "stands to reason" are the enemies. Innate contradictions like the glue joint blocking sound, while a loose joint not passing vibrations because there was no glue with the screws, should be questioned.>> Ok, a question, then. Do you glue your bridges to the soundboard, and if so, why? I don't think a pair of screws couples the bridge adequately to the soundboard, either mechanically or acoustically, but if there are reasons why that coupling isn't worth questions, I would love to hear them. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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