Ric, My inclination would be to check the stringing scale. If it has been restrung, there is a possible problem. Most "restringers" don't avail themselves of scale evaluation and just assume replacing with exact matches of wire, etc., will "be o.k." The biggest mistake, in this sort of thing, is made by the string makers, when they duplicate dimensions only and don't pay attention to the differences of wraps, etc. This one thing can be a death knoll for a lot of nice pianos. Albeit well meaning, this sort of thing is avoidable with sensible approaches to the intent of the design(er) and the materials used originally. All one needs to do, is to evaluate one scale of an olde piano that has had this sort of "re-what-ever" done, to widely open one's eyes to the pitfalls. :-( Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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