Steinway console scale

[Les Conover]

Hi, Newton,
    Thanks for replying.  I agree tension is variable,
but when you see the mid treble down around 130 lbs.
and the high treble pushing 180 lbs,, something is
wrong.  At least it should be the other way around. 
There are other factors, yes, but they all tend to
interrelate.  I've found that a smooth transition in
the tension from tenor to top treble will also give a
smooth transition in inharmonicity and the rest of it.
I'm not altering the bass section.  I've only
redesigned the bass of one piano, an old Foster
upright, a desperation case where the top bass string
was 4" LONGER than the first tenor string.  Comments? 
Anybody else?
    In harmoicity, Les Conover 
--- Newton Hunt <nhunt@optonline.net> wrote:
> Tension is variable to some degree.  More important,
> in the treble, is
> inharmonicity.  In the bass loudness factor is a
> better place to begin,
> then %breaking, then Inh and finally tension.
> 
> Inh controls tunability and tone somewhat
> %break reflects durability and tuning stability
> loudness reflects jumps in scaling
> tension is a consideration in trying to make it as
> even as reasonable
> and to take plate construction into account.
> 
> All of them taken together can make a piano sound
> pretty good.  It is a
> balancing act, one element against or with another.
> 
> Lots of fun.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> 		Newton


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