Agraffes in uprights

[Ron Nossaman]

> I've always felt that verticals with agraffes have a clearer tone with 
> less false beating.  The strings render well, too, making it easier to 
> tune well.  JMHO 

I've *never* found false beating to be the fault of the V 
mound and pressure bar. JMHO2


> Just to suggest an example: Two pianos: one w/agraffes, the other a S&S 
> 1045 w/that huge pressure bar.  Which one would you want to tune?  Or 
> play, for that matter?
>  
> Tom Sivak

Anything can be done badly, with the proper motivation and 
inertia. Shouldn't I also get to chose from one of the 
thousands of pressure bar equipped pianos out there that *are* 
tunable, unlike the S$S verticals?
Ron N