scaling question

[Carl Meyer]

Joe, it's not the bean counters but the sales barracudas.  How I miss the
dumb
sales pitch contest.  It was discontinued when the then editor decided it
wasn't professional.  If it's not professional to have a sense of humor, I
guess I'll never be one.  Oh! well.

Carl Meyer



----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: scaling question


> "Synchro-Tone"! Egads, what won't the pencil pushing bean counters think
of
> next. Nuf' ta make ya barf!
> Joe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: scaling question
>
>
> > If it's a recent Baldwin, welcome to the wonderful world of Synchro-Tone
> > scaling.
> >
> > Del
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Allan L. Gilreath, RPT" <agilreath@mindspring.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: May 07, 2001 8:43 PM
> > Subject: scaling question
> >
> >
> > > List,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the rational for decreasing both the wrapped and core
> > > diameters for a the lowest two bass strung in a scale (relative to the
> > > strings above that)?
> > >
> > > I was taking measurements the other day on a 5'8" grand and found this
> > > situation.  I checked another of the same model while tuning and found
> the
> > > same thing.  When I stopped in at Schaff last week we checked the
scale
> > > stick and found the same thing.  In short, this is part of the design
> and
> > no
> > > just an error made by the string maker.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > Allan
> > > Allan L. Gilreath
> > > agilreath@mindspring.com
> > >
> >
>