stringing scales

[Stéphane Collin]

Del,

Perhaps you know this alreaddy, but there is a fantastic study about this :
"The stringing, scaling and pitch of hammerflügel built in the southern german and viennese traditions (1780-1820)" by Michael Latcham.  This is Band 34 from Musikwissenschaftliche Schriften, published by Musikverlag Katzbichler - München - Salzburg.  There is volume I : text and volume II : tables and graphs.
Don't worry, the text is in english.  It is an exhaustive survey of all known original pianofortes by Hofman, Stein, Streicher and Walter, with full scaling information, speculative gauge data following period and place, and desing features and their evolution.  Very nice work, very instructive.

Regards,

Stéphane Collin.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: stringing scales


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| ----- Original Message ----- 
| From: "Calin Tantareanu" <dnu@fx.ro>
| To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
| Sent: November 11, 2003 10:51 AM
| Subject: stringing scales
| 
| 
| > Hi Del,
| >
| > If you are interested, I have the scaling information from the
| Schweighofer
| > grand whose pictures I've sent you some time ago.
| > I am currently playing around with an Excel spreadsheet and trying to
| > rescale it.
| > Let me know if you need it.
| >
| >  Calin Tantareanu
| > ----------------------------------------------------
| >  e-mail: dnu@fx.ro
| >  http://calintantareanu.tripod.com
| > ----------------------------------------------------
| 
| 
| I am interested in scaling information from any early piano. I would like
| to assemble as much information as possible about the stringing scales used
| in early fortepianos and transitional instruments. Who knows...it might
| help us understand where some of the current ideas of scaling came from.
| 
| Very little has been written about this. Most writers get into the
| development of the action but only casually mention the strings or the
| scaling.
| 
| Thanks,
| 
| Del
| 
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