scaling, was wire size

[Avery]

Sorry. I thought that's what you were asking, so 
I looked it up today when I went to work.

Avery

  06:48 PM 6/5/2006, you wrote:
>Avery,
>I have the existing scale.
>Tom Servinsky
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>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 7:15 PM
>Subject: Re: scaling, was wire size
>
>
>>Tom,
>>
>>>This is from an old Kawai Service Manual I've 
>>>had since the 70's, I think. Anyway it was 
>>>while George Defebaugh was the National Technical Manager
>>
>>
>>At 03:12 PM 6/5/2006, you wrote:
>>>List,
>>>Just unstrung an older Kawai model 500 
>>>grand.  I was astonished to see that their 
>>>first wire size was a #14. Thinking about 
>>>rescaling this down in tension a bit. Anyone 
>>>out there have any experience with rescaling 
>>>this model?. This looks like the pre-cursor to the  KG2 model.
>>>Tom Servinsky
>>>
>>>You're correct if I understand the chart 
>>>correctly. The 500 & KG-2 have the same scale.
>>>
>>>
>>>14  - 6
>>>14½ - 8
>>>15  - 4
>>>15½ - 6
>>>16  - 6
>>>16½ - 6
>>>17  - 6
>>>17½ - 6
>>>18  - 6
>>>18½ - 6
>>>19  - 2
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Avery Todd
>>University of Houston
>>