[pianotech] M&H AA Scale Info??

[Dean May]

Way too funny! Joe, this is why we love you! :-)

Dean

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 6:35 AM
To: joegarrett at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] M&H AA Scale Info??

Joe, 
Sounds to me like you should be giving that class at the
conventions/conferences. I would surely attend. My only request is that you
don't kick my a_s if I don't get it right the first time.;-)

Al -
High Point, NC

Sent from my iPad

On Sep 25, 2011, at 1:56 AM, "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Rob said:
> "?Does anyone have the stringing scale for a Mason & Hamlin AA? Serial
> 22715, (1914). This one has the right angle turn connecting the bass
bridge
> to the treble bridge. I am doing a complete rebuild on this one for a
> client and it was restrung probably 50 years ago- incorrectly I might add.
> I have the "Guide To Restringing" book that should list the correct scale
> but I can't locate it and it would probably take me half a day of digging
> in order to find it.
> 
> Thanks,"
> 
> Rob, et al
> I find it unconscionable(?) that this question keeps surfacing! Doesn't
> anyone pay attention?? We have the ability to SCALE Pianos for the
greatest
> overall improvement of  sound, on an individual basis! And yet, none of
you
> techno-geeks seem willing to put forth the EFFORT to learn how to do this!
> What is that???? To assume that every piano of a specific Make/Model/Year
> is exactly the same is just down-right STUPID! I'm sorry and I apologize
> for being so sarcastic, but this is one of those subjects that really
> pushes ALL of my buttons!  PLEASE, learn the technology or DO NOT
> REBUILD???!! You're not up to the task, imho.
> Joe
> 
> 
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
> 
>