Rescaling question

[David McCord]

The difference in overall tension is about 1700 lbs, or roughly less than
5% increase in tension. It's extremely unlikely that you will exceed the
strength of the plate. There is a *remote* possibility, but I have never
heard of a failed cast iron plate failure from a rescaling procedure. Most
folks skip such carefull calculations, and never have a problem.

The risk of a plate failure is miniscule, and the prospects for a better
sounding piano are great. I'd say, do it.

David McCord



At 06:33 PM 8/14/98 -0700, you wrote:
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>PNOTNR@aol.com wrote:
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>> . . . .  I bought Tremaine Parson's PSCALE program, and put all the
information
>> in and
>> came up with a pretty nice _looking_ scale.  (This is my first venture into
>> rescaling)  My concern at the moment is that the program calculated the
>> original scale tension at 38,643 lbs. and the scale I worked out was
>> calculated at 40,332 lbs.  My two questions, (no doubt I'll think of more)
>> are:
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>> 1.) Is this acceptable?
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