FW: Chickering scale

[Lance Lafargue]

-----Original Message-----
From: Lance Lafargue [mailto:lafargue@iamerica.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 7:39 AM
To: owner-pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: RE: Chickering scale


Thanks Ed, I have the program, but little experience in rescaling and the
time/$ is not in this job, I'm stretched as it is (screw in damper wires,
lots of underlever work, ivory work, rib replacement, etc., etc)  I will
clean and mic if needed. Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of A440A@AOL.COM
Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 7:48 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Chickering scale



>I am looking for the scale for an 1883 Chickering with scale 46B.  I do
>not plan to rescale, I just want to duplicate.

Greetings,
      Chickering models of the same number have, in my experience, a variety
of scales.  I have seen several examples of pre-1920 models that were
supposed to be the same, but the scales were different.  I also remember
being told by Eddie Coglin, ( an old name in the trade), that Chickering
didn't destroy prototypes, but just sold them!
     My advice is to re-scale it.  I say this because several times I have
found that the rescaled piano would tune so much more nicely than the
original, and the voicing was much easier.
Regards,
Ed Foote