Viennese

[Carl Meyer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Viennese


> Ooooo... this could be interesting... I assume you mean lower the
> tension of the stringing scale to handle a (an assumed)  higher pitch ?
> But lowering tension has other consequencies as well.... I look forward
> to the responses

Ric, that hurts.  You assume I haven't considered the other consequences?
When I told the guy I would pay $500 max for the piano if I wanted it ,wich
I don"t, he said he'd just throw himself off the cliff. (He lives in a
beautiful home on a cliff).  He paid $2900 at an auction.

You must appreciate that I saved the guys life.  I'll do him a favor.  I
didn't need the job, but I knew nobody else would even consider it.  I know
I shouldn't do this job.  I have enough to do without it.  You realize, of
course, that conservatives  are all heart, contrary to what your liberal
friends tell you.

Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.



> RicB



> Carl Meyer wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
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