Bass strings changing scale

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Overs Pianos" <sec@overspianos.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: December 02, 2001 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: Bass strings changing scale


>
> Maybe, but I very much doubt it JD. Perhaps you should listen to
> what's been achieved by the 'Z factor school' before passing
> judgement. My 225 piano is one such instrument. The first commercial
> CDs will be available early next year. If you don't trust the digital
> medium, then check out the 'Testimonials' section of my website (the
> comments from the US PTG technicians came directly after they heard
> our piano at Reno). But then again, you probably wouldn't trust
> another technician's comments either.
>
> A few of us have been using 'Z' as a guide for some time. While it is
> sort of black art as you say, its considerably better than building
> something then seeing which way the wind blows. Furthermore, once
> you've had experience with it you may find it useful as a guidance
> tool for future projects, or if it turns out to be a waste of time as
> you suspect, then it'll give you real ammunition to tell us just how
> stupid we all are.
>

Or try our upright. The bass/tenor crossover was good enough that it
confused a whole room full of piano technicians. With the back facing an
audience of about 40 or 50 technicians very few of them guessed the
crossover point correctly. And that was with Mapes strings.

Del