---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Joe, Thanks for the explanation. The mellow-vs-strident tone thing is definitely relevant, since we're reshaping, not replacing, hammers. I'll need to play what-if with PScale to see how much worse the IH would get down at the hockey stick end of the long bridge with reduced tension.... Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Garrett To: pianotech Sent: 11/14/2004 12:25:54 PM Subject: Re: 1883 Bechstein upright scale Michael Spalding said: "Yup, I'm with you all the way. I definitely want to do a full scale evaluation. As I stated, the only question I have is, what pitch was the piano originally designed for? You state 435. Reasons? My limited info indicates manufacturers and musicians were all over the map at that time. thanks Michael, You are absolutely correct! Even though, the German pianos were meant to be tuned at a whole lot more than 440cps, in that period, I choose 435cps, because that is the pitch that the US tuners were, most prevalently using when the piano was new. Hence, the lower pitch, gave the piano a much mellower sound, which is what was expected of the instrument. I've found that most German pianos, of that period, had VERY good wire that will take pitch raises w/o a problem. If you choose to just do a straight 440cps scale evaluation and smooth up the inconsistencies....Fine. I don't think you'll have any problem(s). My reasoning for using 435cps, is more in the line of tone. Because the board is stiffer, from age, it tends to have a more strident projection with the original scale up to 440cps. I'm just speaking from MY experience. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9d/bc/45/42/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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