Terry, Probably really easy to do IF you know how to do it!!!!!!! :-) Avery At 10:40 PM 07/15/03 -0400, you wrote: >If I understand correctly, you wish to be able to determine the tension on >strings in a piano? Just measure the diameter of the string, measure the >speaking length, measure the pitch, and calculate the tension. > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:36 PM >Subject: High or Low > > >Thank you Thomas, David, Cy,& Del for your answers. > My reason for asking is that recently I have been hearing from our > local Steinway dealer about the low tension scales on Steinway grands and > the higher tension scales on Yamaha's. I have believed in the past that > Steinways had higher tension scales and that was a big reason why they > are loud pianos and strong in power as compared to Yamahas which seem to > have a sweeter, more airy sound. Likewise the European pianos. I always > associated low tension with this airy, sweet sound. It appears that I > may have been wrong in having this opinion. I was thinking there was > some way to empirically gather info on the amount of inharmonicity a > group of selected notes on the piano would have and interpolate from > there where the tension would be. I guess it is not as simple as > that. This, however, also clouds the air as there is no way to tell > individually the overall tension on a scale by just taking some > inharmonmicity readings.. I guess there is no way to uncloud claims of dea! >lers or manufacturers. > >Thank you for your help. >Jim >James Grebe >Piano Tuner-Technician >Wood Artisan >Established 1962 >Creator of Wooden Artifacts such as: >Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups >Handsome Hardwood Piano Benches >314 845-8282 >1526 Raspberry Lane >Arnold, MO 63010 > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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