Bechstein A plain wire scale

[Farrell]

Hey Phil! I have a 1900 Bechstein A1 of mine in my shop with 88 notes. Might that be of any benefit? I assume you will be restringing? If so, why not simply rescale?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@philbondi.com>
To: "Newtonville" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Bechstein A plain wire scale


> Hi to all still here....
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> Got one in the shop right now - 1890something(too lazy to look up right
> now). 85 note jewel.
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> My re-stringing book says it's a 59 note plain wire scale..the piano says
> it's a 60 note scale.
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> Dave Smith (thanks Dave) de-strung and took numbers from the beckets, but I
> am wondering if anyone has worked on these in recent memory and might have a
> plain wire stringing scale worthy of sharing..?
> 
> I can tell you it's gonna be hard to go wrong with this one..it's a beauty
> now. I can't wait to hear how it sounds with a fresh set of wire on it.
> 
> ..it looks like Abel Lights were put on it..in the 70's according to the
> owner..not the choice I would have made, but that's what's there...and
> that's NOT a knock on Abels..I like them..I just wouldn't have put the
> Lights on this piano.
> 
> Any info would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> phil@philbondi.com
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