[CAUT] Bluthner string scale

[Don McKechnie]

List,

I'm about to embark on my first Bluthner restringing. Yes, it has the 
aliquot strings. :-( The piano is from 1910 and measures 6'4". I do not 
know enough about Bluthner to know if this instrument is the same as the 
current model 6.

When I measured the strings as they came off, I noticed that the bridge 
marking was a half size larger than the string measurement. (ex: bridge 
said 20, string measured 19 1/2) I'm guessing that is due to the metric 
system measurement. Also, I noticed that a few of the strings did not 
have the correct diameter as was marked on the bridge. It was not 
apparent if the bridge markings are original or if the strings were 
original.

The following is the size marked on the bridge:
Notes   Size
27-28   20 1/2
29-30   20
31-32   19 1/2
33-34   19
35-36   18 1/2
37-38   18
39-40   17 1/2
41-43   17
44-46   16 1/2
47-49   16
50-56   15 1/2
57-71   15
72-79   14 1/2
80-88   14

Might anyone have a scale for this piano they are willing to share? I 
have been thinking about trying the Parsons string scaling program. 
Anyone have experience with this program and can recommend it?

Thanks,
Don McKechnie