When the water gets that high on the keys it's too late anyway...;-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Ward & Probst" <wardprobst@nts-online.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Received: 10/12/2005 8:08:00 AM Subject: RE: [CAUT] 1966 Yamaha G-2 plain-wire scale >Travis has this info for the G2E: >6 unisons of 13.5 >6 unisons of >6 unisons of >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Mark >Cramer >Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:55 AM >To: College and University Technicians >Subject: RE: [CAUT] 1966 Yamaha G-2 plain-wire scale >Thanks all! >realized we have actually have two 65' G-2's here at BU, and one has >original stringing. (under-used/highly-appreciated instrument in a >brass-prof's studio) >Will have another look at the bridge for numbers. The piano's at my home >shop, and I haven't seen it since the de-stringing and top-side cleaning >were done. >Again thanks to everyone for assistance. >Mark >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Thomas >Seay >Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:17 AM >To: College and University Technicians >Subject: RE: [CAUT] 1966 Yamaha G-2 plain-wire scale >Someone else mentioned this earlier. Many Yamaha grand pianos have the scale >stamped on the back side of the bridge. The numbers might be hard to see, >due to dust, age, etc., but my guess is that they might be there, unless the >bridges have been re-notched. >Have you tried calling Yamaha tech support? I had to ask for an older Yamaha >grand scale a few years back and I was given the scale over the phone by >either Mark Wisner or Bill Brandom. >Tom >>At 06:59 PM 10/11/05, you wrote: >>>Does anyone have "A Guide to Re-Stringing" by John Travis? Being a >>>popular instrument, I wonder if the scale wouldn't be listed there. >> >>Hi Mark, >> >>Sorry, no Yamaha scales are listed in "A Guide To Restringing". But... >>after you've finished all that measuring, if you send me the >>results, I'll paste them in the back of my volume. :) >>Seriously, I'd appreciate it. >> >> >> >>Regards, >> >>Alan B. Crane, RPT >>School of Music >>Wichita State University >>alan.crane@wichita.edu _______________________________________________ >>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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