Need Chickering 109C scale

[BobDavis88@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 04/22/2002 10:48:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
nhunt@optonline.net writes:

> All you need is speaking lengths.  Take the Travis data and enter the
>  string sizes, that will calculate scale tension.  Look at Inh and see if
>  corrections are needed at the bottom of the middle section scale.  Pick
>  compatible tensions for the bass section and start playing around with
>  tension, Inh, breaking % and loudness factors.  You should get a bass
>  scale that is magnitudes better than the old.  If I can do this you
>  should be able to.

Thanks, Newton. I am capable of rescaling, and it was my intent to do so. I 
have the speaking lengths, and have already applied the Travis numbers as a 
start. It isn't very smooth. I was looking for the original scale, or 
something very like it, just to make sure I knew the original intent of 
Chickering. Usually, unless rebuilding a spec piano, I prefer to smooth an 
original scale and fix any glaring errors, rather than make a total departure 
from the designer's intent, just out of respect for the maker. After all, at 
least in this case, the owner liked it as it was. 

I have also been letting Danny Vigneaux (GC Piano) take care of the bass, as 
I have been happy with his scaling, and I have seen bass scales that looked 
good on paper which didn't sound as good as they looked. I'm not ready to 
substitute my experience for his at this point.

Best Regards,
Bob Davis