Stephen Airy wrote: > I'm curious -- How easy/hard is it to change the number of strings per note > on a few notes when you're restringing a piano (but not replacing the plate > (of course!) or pinblock)? For example maybe there's 2 wound strings per > note in a section and the technician wants to change it to 3 plain, or 1 > wound to 2 wound. My family has an old Hallet & Davis 52 1/2" upright > (serial #107906 made in 1921) which has 1 string per note from A1 to B15, 2 > strings per note from C16 to A#26, 3 strings per note from B27 to C88. It > needs some work (new hammers, bass strings (probably all strings) replaced, > tuning pins seem to still be holding tune but was almost 1/4 step out of > tune after about 2 1/2 to 3 years of sitting), basically a minor rebuilding > job. If I changed the stringing scale, I would extend the 2 strings per > note down to A13 or G11 (currently lowest 2-string note is C16) -- what > would be your advice on that? > Why would you want to do this ? Are you certain that adding these extra strings will improve the piano enough to justify whatever proceedure is required ??. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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