Viennese

[Carl Meyer]

I've agreed to restring a Viennese action grand piano.  I've forgotten the
brand,  the atlas doesn't list it anyway.  Of course I told him it wasn't
worth doing etc etc, but he wants it done.  Bought it at auction and wants
to take lessons.  Yada yada yada.

I'd like to rescale it to allow it to be tuned to a440.  If anyone can tell
me what pitch they were tuned at originally I can use pscale to scale it so
that the total tension will be the same at 440 as it was at what ever the
original pitch was.  I did this for an old Collard & Collard recently.
Worked out okay.

It's now at two half steps flat of 440.

Anybody know what the typical pitch was for these or must I use a diving
rod?

Thanks

Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.