Heintzman grand scale

[Al Jeschke]

Hi Stan,

I have records of three such pianos that I have rescaled.  Two for
others and I restrung one myself.  The one I restrung came to me without
strings and with the plate already refinished over the serial #.  The
other two are serial numbers 39584 and 39943.  Your 43295 Heintzman was
built only 1 to 2 years later, so they are all likely the same scale.

You may already have the information you are after, but if not, I could
be of some help.

Al Jeschke
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Stan Kroeker wrote:
> 
> List,
> 
> I have a question regarding a Heintzman 6'1" grand (is this a model 'D'?)
> that I am restringing with new pinblock.  This piano has obviously been
> restrung with a replacement pinblock at some point in its life (and now
> still had loose 6/0 pins in it!) and the stringing scale is rather
> peculiar.  We hadn't budgeted for rescaling and were hoping that someone
> might have record of the original scale for this model (serial no. 43295).
> The string gauges as we read them are as follows:
> 
> Note No:  26 - 31  =  17.5  (6 unisons)
> Note No:  32 - 49  =  16.5  (18 unisons)
> Note No:  50 - 63  =  16    (14 unisons)
> Note No:  64 - 74  =  14    (11 unisons - one tied string)
> Note No:  75 - 80  =  15    (6 unisons)
> Note No:  81 - 88  =  14    (8 unisons)
> 
> Total:  63 unisons
> 
> There is a scale for a Heintzman 'D' in John Travis', "A Guide To
> Restringing", but it is an 82000 serial no. with only 60 unisons.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Stan Kroeker
> Registered Piano Technician
> 
> Kroeker & Sons Piano Experts
> 59 Quiring
> Winnipeg, Manitoba
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> 
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