1865 Style 2 S&S

[Richard Brekne]

Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:

>   Hi
>    15K Wholesale for a D is one thing but resale on this old stwy item 
> & a D could be miles apart. This stwy age & relegates itself to 
> antique pianos that many musicians will pass on. It's also 85 notes a 
> course Yes they are fun I've done one as you describe & it came out 
> well. Plus did I say beautiful.
>  
>   I don't believe you can say with accuracy the plates aren't built 
> for modern tensions. The 1872 I did was scaled for A-458 yes I'm sure. 
> Don't be alarmed for at that pitch the tensions were in the 150 to 160 
> lb. per string range which keep in mind is similar to A-440 tensions. 
> There were great standard pitch wars thru that time (ask Jack 
> Greenfield) All the old ones I tuned in the past were always dismal 
> sounding at 440 & I always wondered why till this experience.

Just curious, as I am still vague on a lot of scaling issues. Didnt the 
type of string material used also contribute to the overall tension. ? 
What would the net result be using string material from that time 
period, compared to modern stringing on the same scale.


Thanks

RicB