1 string, 2 strings, 3 strings or more

[John Delacour]

At 10:53 20/09/01 -0700, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

>My experience in measuring original scales is similar to yours. As is, I'm
>sure, Ron's. That doesn't make this scaling practice desirable, however.
>
>What both he and I would expect in a well-designed, modern scale is an
>increasing unison tension (whether that unison be a mono-chord or a
>bi-chord) from A-1 up through the end of the bass section. That such scaling
>doesn't generally exist in the 'modern' piano is another issue.

All the more reason for you to let me have details of a scale or two, at your convenience, so I can see exactly how you define this curve of increased tension.  In the mean time I'll add some columns to my worksheet to do the necessary analysis.  That would be most appreciated.

JD