Scaling

[Avery]

Dale,

Since it was Kawai, I just assumed it was metric. 
I got those numbers from an old Kawai manual, so 
I can only assume they're correct. For metric,

Avery

At 10:25 AM 6/6/2006, you wrote:
>   Avery
>   This looks like a metric scale & if strung 
> with american wire will result in very high 
> tension especially in the top end...snap.  also 
> it will dramtically change the sonority of the 
> Kawai/ Yamah sound.  AMHIK.  It would be 
> interesting to compare all the sizes by 
> measurement & next time I have oppurtunity, I 
> shall.  SO, if some are & some aren't the same 
> size then we all need to be measuring the 
> scales before stringing regard less of what the 
> no posted on the bridge indicate.  Right?
>   Dale
>Dale,
>
>Which measurement are we talking about here. 14 American or 14 Metric?
>
>Since the chart I posted earlier for the 500 was 
>from Kawai, I figured they're talking Metric.
>If one is trying to restring a "Metric" piano 
>with American wire, then this "might" be the case.
>Although I still believe that a class Don Manino 
>gave here in Houston years ago, said that
>Kawai had done some comparisons and some sizes 
>were the same and some weren't.
>
>Where's Don M. when one needs him?! :-D
>
>>14  - 6
>>14½ - 8
>>15  - 4
>>15½ - 6
>>16  - 6
>>16½ - 6
>>17  - 6
>>17½ - 6
>>18  - 6
>>18½ - 6
>>19  - 2
>
>
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