[CAUT] String Scale for a Steinway O Curved bass bridge

[David Love]

Without a comparison of speaking lengths, the gauges don't mean that much.
And since Steinway speaking lengths between pianos of the same model and
vintage, much less same model, different vintage, tend to vary, the scales
given can only provide an outline.  A more thorough analysis of the scale on
this particular piano is really in order in this case.  

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David
Skolnik
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:41 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] String Scale for a Steinway O Curved bass bridge

Michael, Scott -
I happened to see this post and thought, why not ask Steinway, so I did.

David Kirkwood read me the current 0/L scale, which is slightly 
different than both posted, neither of which can be correct, as they 
only add up to 56 unisons, having left out 16 1/2.  The current scale 
is the same as the "no serial number" except it has six unisons of 16 
1/2.  He said that there were a fe early O's that employed two wound 
unisons on the tenor bridge.  That's what he says.  good luck

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY

At 04:02 PM 6/26/2008, you wrote:
>I've got an here that I'm also restring, but the stinging was not original,
>and highly suspect, so I'll likely go with Travis. He lists two different
>Os:
>
>No serial number:
>13      .031 6  unisons
>13 1/2  .032 4  unisons
>14      .033 4  unisons
>14 1/2  .034 5  unisons
>15      .035 6  unisons
>15 1/2  .036 6  unisons
>16      .037 5  unisons
>17      .039 12 unisons
>18      .041 8  unisons
>
>Serial number 276638:
>13      .031 6  unisons
>13 1/2  .032 4  unisons
>14      .033 3  unisons
>14 1/2  .034 8  unisons
>15      .035 6  unisons
>15 1/2  .036 5  unisons
>16      .037 6  unisons
>17      .039 12 unisons
>18      .041 8  unison
>
>I didn't realize there were two different O scales? Looks like maybe you
can
>figure it out based on where the breaks are? Mine lays out well with the
>second (276638) scale, and not with the former. Mine is serial number
207116
>is that helps any.
>
>All the best, Scott
>
>Scott E. Thile
>Piano/Instrument Technician
>---------------------------
>Dept. of Music, Murray State University
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On
> > Behalf Of Michael Wathen
> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:30 PM
> > To: College and University Technicians
> > Subject: [CAUT] String Scale for a Steinway O Curved bass bridge
> >
> >
> > I am restring a Steinway O.  The strings were made by
> > Arledge.  Does anyone
> > have a string scale for the treble wire? The bass bridge is curved.
> >
>
>
>
>
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