Viennese

[Calin Tantareanu]

If it's a late Viennese piano, with a acst iron frame, then it should be
able to be tuned at a440 without any rescaling. Of course, the strings might
break if they are old, but I think the piano can stand the tension. I used
to have a late Viennese acation Boesendorfer, and it worked at a440 without
problems.


 Calin Tantareanu
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@comcast.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 12:29 AM
Subject: Viennese


> 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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