scaling question

[Joseph Garrett]

Carl,
Thanks for the update, but to my way of thinking they're all sharks of the
same skin. My error tho, I did mean the "Sales Dumb Dumbs". [grin]
Regards,
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@home.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: scaling question


> 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>