Viennese

[Carl Meyer]

No, it's not even a full perimeter plate.  Thanks
Carl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Calin Tantareanu" <dnu@fx.ro>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: Viennese


> 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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