> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton > Sent: 24 February 2008 02:32 > To: finale@shsu.edu > Subject: RE: [Finale] what does a copyist do? now scordatura > > > On 23 Feb 2008 at 21:28, Owain Sutton wrote: > > > I've played a piece where all four strings are > > gradually detuned by two assistants, over the course of several > > minutes, to the point where the bridge falls down. And when > > discussing this piece, many other players have said they > would never > > do this, the soundpost would fall, or the shifting pressures on the > > body would be prone to causing cracking (yeah right, like > they keep it > > at a constant humiditiy, too), or the universe would implode, etc. > > None of these has happened yet. > > While I agree that the concerns over tuning one or two strings a half > or whole step away from normal are completely overblown, there really > *is* a danger when the bridge is down, and that's that the post falls > over (which is *good*, since it releases the tension), or that the > post could poke through the top of the instrument. William Monical > describes a stringed instrument as a lever balanced on a point, the > bridge, and that balance can be limited to a fairly tight range. > > If my instrument were going to have the bridge down for any length of > time, I'd definitely want to knock the post out of place. >
Bear in mind that in this context, I'm not talking about suddenly releasing all the pressure. In any case, even if there is a risk of the soundpost falling, 'poke through the top of the instrument'? That's equating it to instruments dropping from a height bridge-down onto tiles or being stamped on, which are the situations in which I've seen that happen. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
