looks like i'm leaving it alone then. Thanks for your input. :) --- Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Airy" <stephen_airy@yahoo.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: November 25, 2000 11:55 PM > Subject: restringing question > > > > 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? > > __________________________________________________ > > Your question really should be, why would I want to > do this? > > The answer is, you probably don't, at least not for > acoustical reasons. But > the reasons are complex enough that it's not > something I'm going to try to > answer on pianotech. > > If you really want to do this stuff, I'd really > suggest you spend enough > time studying the subject first. At least long > enough so that you will > understand the various consequences of your actions > -- some of which will be > unintended. > > Read Dave Roberts book, 'The Calculating > Technician.' Yes, it's full of > mis-understanding about scale design, but it's still > about the best we have. > Get the back issues of the Journal -- we're all > going to gray and doddering > by the time the CD hits the shelves -- and attend > every class you can on the > subject. Then start tinkering. > > Del > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
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