Rescaling GH1 tenor section

[Porritt, David]

No, Matt, the difference is definitely audible.  It makes a startling
difference.  I've only tuned one GH1 WITH the change to 6 unisons of
wound bichords, but the difference is night and day.  It's actually
tunable!

dave

David M. Porritt
dporritt@smu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Matt
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 4:37 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Rescaling GH1 tenor section

Hi all:

I have a client who is unhappy with the sound of the low tenor on his 
Yamaha GH1 (circa late 70s) and has requested rescaling of that piano.
I 
did suggest the usual voicing, fine tuning, etc. and he said that he has

already had stuff done by other techs.  He has done some research of his

own on the Internet and has decided that he is is interested in the 
rescaling.

I have not done any rescaling personally but I understand that most or
all 
of the string parameters are entered into a computer program which then 
spits out recommendations for changing string diameters here and there
and 
changing some plain trichords at the tenor to wound bichords.

Then the physical work involves maybe drilling hitch pin holes,
modifying 
the bridge, etc.  I read in the archive that Yamaha used to offer a kit
for 
these pianos but it was recommended by list contributors to do a custom 
scale for each piano for various reasons.

So, my questions:

1) What is the best software to use to do the rescale?  Or, does anyone
out 
there accept parameters and run them through their own software as a
service?

2) When all is said and done, is it possible that the difference in 
harmonicity may not even be audible?

Thanks,

-Matt 

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