----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: September 18, 2001 2:29 PM Subject: Re: Standard Pitch 1870 to Present > > > no, we wouldn't sweat much at all doing this. > > Geeeez, always gotta be so technical? Well, you did ask.... > > Oooooo, Texas is a no-can-do. Will you be giving a class on scaling in > Chicago??? I WILL be there! I don't know. I haven't been officially asked. And if I am I haven't decided what to do. I'm thinking of something like 'Piano Building in the Small Shop.' We'll see. > > Can you recommend a software package for designing stringing scales? I know > it takes a lot more than just pushing a few buttons to design a great scale, > but I suspect the playing and analyzing would be a great educational tool. I use a template I put together in Excel. Tremaine Parsons sent me a copy of his program to evaluate and I've looked it over. It's fairly intuitive and will give you all the basics. Ignore the % of breaking strength which I've found doesn't agree with published wire specifications. Del > > > Del > > > > >
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