---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Owen - Have you had a chance to measure the downbearing and, if so, how did you do it? David Skolnik At 09:08 PM 03/05/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Del, Dale, Jim, Robert, Wim and everyone else... > >When the piano arives, the very first thing I am going to do is measure >the down bearing and see if I can determine just what direction the board >is crowned. I spoke to the owner of the piano again today, I asked him if >he found the serial number...Oh yes, says he, it's easy to remember >to..... A435.( Del.. What was that you said about extremely high scale >tensions...highest I've ever measured?.) Would you want to lower the >tension so the piano could comfortably be raised to 440? I think I'm in >about as deep as I can stand for one day. >By the way.. you guys are truly a great resource. Thanks for your interest >and support. I will keep all posted on this one. >Thankyou, Owen. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM>Erwinspiano@AOL.COM >To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org >Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:43 PM >Subject: Re: Sohmer > >In a message dated 3/5/2002 9:27:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, ><mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com>pianobuilders@olynet.com writes: > >>Subj:Re: Sohmer >>Date:3/5/2002 9:27:35 AM Pacific Standard Time >>From:<mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com>pianobuilders@olynet.com >>Reply-to:<mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org >>To:<mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org >>Sent from the Internet >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: <mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM>Erwinspiano@AOL.COM >>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org >>>Sent: March 05, 2002 6:12 AM >>>Subject: Re: Sohmer >>> >>> >>> >>>>Has anybody had experience with a Sohmer piano with agraffes on the >>>>long bridge? >>>>Thankyou, >>>>Owen >>> Owen >>> Yes I have and they went all the way up. I wrote of this before but >>> this piano had agraffes all the way up and the board was a reverse >>> crown design. Freak design but awesome sound. A difficult on to string> >> Hmmmm.... >> >> Are you sure those were reverse crown by design? Those I've >> done had positive crown. And extremely high scale tensions -- highest >> I've ever measured. Around 62,000 lbs (28,000 kgf +) or better as I >> recall. Took some doing to bring it down and retain the agraffe design >> (as per the customers request). >> >>Del >> Am I sure. Hmmmmmmm > You know my wife is the one who usually ask that question and > generally try to be sure and in this case it was too intentional to be an > accident. A string across the under side of the belly in many places > showed the ribbing to be very uniform and symetrical (o.k. Quasi you know > what I mean) You could have made salad nicely in it once the strings were > off. Also the bearing was still adequately positive and also intentional > looking and reasonable. Sustain as long as your life. I don't know I > liked it. It had what I call the magic soundboard syndrome. Any things > possible I guess but if it was an accident ,which I doubt, If it ain't > broke don't fix it. > >>>>>>>>>>>Dale>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fd/06/fe/e9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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