Thanks Dale - I learned of pitch standard just yesterday, from David at Steinway Customer service. I remember now that that had come up a while back in another context. You remind me though to take a look at the existing wire scale to see what was done. The modifications I mentioned would be the sort that you, Del, Ron, Terry Farrel and others have been exploring. For example, since this model used aggraffes all the way to the top, I wonder if, short of redesigning the plate, you can get the necessary stiffness (and mass?) to make the other changes worthwhile. Likewise, short of such efforts, I wonder what the limits of a more "traditional" approach would be. Thanks again. David Skolnik At 08:58 AM 1/17/2007, you wrote: > Hi Daid > I have rebuilt one of these. You might check the archives as > there was a thread on these last year. The limitations are not as > bad when the string scale & tension sis assessed correctly. Mine > was scaled for A-458. Yup that's a half step higher. If I did it > over I'd rescale of course. > What type of modifications are you referring to specifically? > Dale > >What are the tonal limitations of the upper treble of this type (no >capo d'astro bar)? How far could you / would you go to address >these limitations? This would probably best be addressed to those >who are doing innovative installations. Are there inherent >limitations in this design that would limit the effectiveness of >these modifications? > >Were these keyboards originally heavily weighted? I've seen one >which starts with about 10 (ten) 7/16" leads in A0. On first glance >(un-disassembled) they look original. > >Thanks > >David Skolnik > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070117/bca180dc/attachment.html
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