Dean, I would say that is part of "rescaling". There are those who do a whole heckofa lot more and they still call it a Steinaha or whatever. I think that is stretching it a bit, but I know that it is their intent to make it a whole lot more of a piano than what it was originally. The one given, that is difficult to alter, is the plate. It is the one parameter that we have to deal with. The rest: soundboards/ribs/rim etc, is all changeable. Just Evaluating a Scale and making minor corrections that are dictated by anomolies of the bridges, etc. is merely Scale Improvement to me. What would you call it?<G>l Best, Joe > [Original Message] > From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> > To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 1/7/2012 2:48:43 PM > Subject: RE: [pianotech] string scale > > So what would be rescaling? Moving the bridges as well? > > Dean > > Dean W May (812) 235-5272 voice and text > > PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Joseph Garrett > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 5:42 PM > To: pianotech > Subject: Re: [pianotech] string scale > > Matthew asked: "Does anyone know where I can find (or happen to have)?a > string scale for an Ivers & Pond 1924 Grand, Scale 73?? It is not in the > "Guide to Stringing" by Travis.? Any help appreciated, thanks so much!" > > Matthew, (with 2 t's<G>) > Sigh. This question just keeps coming back to the surface. It assumes that > what is in the book, etc. is correct! My experience says different. > The best way to do it, is to take all the measurements of the existing > speaking lengths and all the wire sizes. The most important part is to take > the BASS measurements. This is the main thing that is wrong with the travis > book. It only addresses the plain wire part of the scale! THEN, techs just > send the bass strings off to who knows and assume that the scale was the > best that it can be and the string maker is going to duplicate them > ....exactly. Too many wrong assumptions to even think about in one > sentence! > I strongly urge all to do the"math" or do all the measurements and send the > data to someone, like myself, that will analyze the existing scale and then > make the changes to give the optimum. If you are computer literate you can > do this. Ya really don't have to be some kind of math whiz kid!<G> The > formulae are available to all. Most techs make a spread sheet for this. > There are two ready made programs, out there, that will get you up and > running faster. They are from Mark Gallant, Assoc., Portland Chapter or > Tremaine Parsons, R.P.T., Sacramento Chapter. > Yes, it takes a goodly amount of time to do all of this, but if you are > "re..whatevering", you need to have this skill!! Otherwise, leave the > "re..whatevering" to those that can/do.<G> > BTW, this is NOT RESCALING! (oooohhh the dreaded word!<G>) This is simply > taking given data, knowing the basic intent of the designer, eliminating > factory snafus and making it optimum for the given perameters available. > Once you've done this it's a must forever more. > Best Regards, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I
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