Schulze Pollmann - new scale design!

[Stephen Airy]

How long would you say/guess the A1 string is?  Also
if anyone knows, I'd like to know how Baldwin gets a
54-inch A1 string in their 52-inch Model 6000.  :)

--- Charles Neuman <cneuman@phy.duke.edu> wrote:
> For any Schulze Pollmann enthusiasts out there, I
> have some interesting
> news. I went back to my dealer to play a S-P again
> (I'm shopping for a
> vertical), and I noticed some differences in the new
> S-P 50" verticals.
> 
> Most notably, the cabinet is wider. That could mean
> nothing, I thought,
> having heard of such cosmetic changes from Fine's
> book. However, I noticed
> that the plate filled the entire width of the inside
> of the cabinet,
> meaning that the plate must be wider, too.
> Furthermore, there wasn't extra
> space between the tuning pins and the edge of the
> plate, which rules out
> the possibility that it's basically the same plate,
> but just a little
> wider. In other words, it looked like evidence of a
> new scale design!
> Also, I noticed agraffes on the bass strings all the
> way up through the
> mid treble, where previous models just had pins for
> the bass and a bar for
> the treble.
> 
> Most importantly, the piano sounds terrific! The
> bass is much more
> powerful.
> 
> I contacted the distributor, and they confirmed that
> they have redesigned
> the scale and that the bass strings are longer! They
> said they think it's
> a 25% improvement in the sound. I'd say it's at
> least a 50% improvement in
> the bass sound. In fact, I'd say it's one of the
> best verticals on the
> market, and certainly the best value. Now I just
> gotta get one.
> 
> Charles Neuman
> Plainview, NY
> 
> 


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