Olde Bosie/Cy

[Cy Shuster]

OK, then; so the principal for stability during a pitch raise is indeed to
crank up the greatest tension first, and the bass does have the greatest
tension (I use TuneLab's overpull algorith, via measurement).  Off to the
archives I go...  thanks, all.

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: Olde Bosie/Cy


> Cy,
>
> At 09:22 1/6/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >Also, since the treble strings have more tension than the bass,
>
>
> On what do you base this assumption?
>
> Cumulatively? Yep, there are more of them.
>
> Individually? I doubt it.  I pulled printouts of scales I've done in the
> past and, using a 1959 vintage Baldwin R as an example, I'd definitely say
no.
>
> Section 1 - average 212.48lbs
>          2 - 167.23
>          3 - 162.57
>          4 - 152.64
> Overall   - 171.25
>
> My 2¢.
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician
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