On Friday, April 22, 2005, at 02:09 PM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > Too late for that, Scott. > > Many Strads, Guarneris, etc. have had heftier bass bars and soundposts > retrofitted for just that reason. > and, besides, all they'd have to do is drop the string gauge. Changing the string gauge on a piano is quite a different matter. (but any of you noticed how high a set of premium violin strings is? You can buy bass strings for a D for what a set of 4 good violin strings costs.) Have a great weekend! JT Jeff Tanner, RPT School Of Music University of South Carolina
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