This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi John, I agree, restring the whole piano, along with new over sized = tuning pins, redoo the action, new shanks, butts, hammers, etc. Hallet = & Davis made a decent piano, so it should be a nice one. Lynn Rosenberg ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jon Page=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 8:06 AM Subject: Re: restringing question Leave well enough alone. Have the bass rescaled and put your efforts into the action and dampers. Regards, Jon Page At 11:55 PM 11/25/2000 -0800, you 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? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/77/c2/d5/49/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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