Stringing Scales

[John W. McKone]

>  I routinely rescale the pianos that I restring, including (the smaller model)
>Steinways, and can say from experience that once you get above the problematic
>tenor area, wire size makes little difference to the tone - within reason, of
>course. However, changing treble wire sizes *can* make a noticable
>difference in
>the inharmonicity - enough to change the way the piano tunes.
>
Mark,

Are you saying here that inharmonicity has no effect on the perception of
tone?  If so that seems to me to be (sorry, but I can't resist it) a bit of
a stretch.

Inharmonicity, and therefore tunability are far to integral to what we
percieve as tone to be seperated in the way you seem to be suggesting.
(IMHO)


John McKone, RPT
Minneapolis, MN
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