Ron: .031 4 .033 8 .031 4 .034 7 .035 6 .036 8 .037 4 .038 3 .039 4 .040 2 .042 4 .043 4 .046 4 You see, it seems a bit wacky. The number of unisons matches the undesignated size Scheidmayer in Travis as do the outside string diameters. I have been using Sanderson to make bass strings and recalculate scales when needed (in spite of the price). I do not yet understand the principles of scaling well enough to do it myself. One of those "next on my list" things. David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: July 28, 2001 2:38 PM Subject: Re: scaling question > > > > > I'm still restringing a 1910 Schiedmayer. The piano has been previously > > restrung and I am suspicious of the scaling (the gauges sometimes > > backtrack). There is no indication of the original scaling on the piano and > > I am concerned when I have someone rescale the piano of overloading the piano > > with excess tension (the trend seems to be for higher gauges). Is this a > > legitimate concern and if so, how can I approach the problem to be sure that > > the balance of tension is similar to the original. > > > > David Love > > > There are a couple of Scheidmayer scales listed in the Travis book. What gage > sequence(s) did you measure in your piano, to compare. Otherwise, either > rescale it yourself, or get someone who's abilities you trust to do it for you. > > Ron N
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