restringing question

[Lynn Rosenberg]

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Hi John, I agree, restring the whole piano, along with new over sized =
tuning pins, redoo the action, new shanks, butts, hammers, etc.  Hallet =
& Davis made a decent piano, so it should be a nice one.  Lynn Rosenberg

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  From: Jon Page=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 8:06 AM
  Subject: Re: restringing question


  Leave well enough alone. Have the bass rescaled and put your efforts
  into the action and dampers.

  Regards,

  Jon Page

  At 11:55 PM 11/25/2000 -0800, you wrote:

    I'm curious -- How easy/hard is it to change the number of strings =
per note on a few notes when you're restringing a piano (but not =
replacing the plate (of course!) or pinblock)?  For example maybe =
there's 2 wound strings per note in a section and the technician wants =
to change it to 3 plain, or 1 wound to 2 wound.  My family has an old =
Hallet & Davis 52 1/2" upright (serial #107906 made in 1921) which has 1 =
string per note from A1 to B15, 2 strings per note from C16 to A#26, 3 =
strings per note from B27 to C88.  It needs some work (new hammers, bass =
strings (probably all strings) replaced, tuning pins seem to still be =
holding tune but was almost 1/4 step out of tune after about 2 1/2 to 3 =
years of sitting), basically a minor rebuilding job.  If I changed the =
stringing scale, I would extend the 2 strings per note down to A13 or =
G11 (currently lowest 2-string note is C16) -- what would be your advice =
on that?


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  Jon Page,   piano technician
  Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
  mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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