steinway c 1868

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Hi Ric
    This is not a C but a style 1 or 2  with the S shaped metal soundboard 
cutoff in the bass corner &  aggraffes all the way to the top of the trebles 
...Right? some of these  were designed to be tuned at a much higher tension 
during the pitch wars of the  late  1800s.   
   I re-bellied one built in 1871 & the original  string scale was built for 
A-458. You need to find out if the rebuilder rescaled  for A-440 to answer the 
question you have asked. At A-440 the scale designed for  higher tension will 
not speak properly but sound dull & lifeless especially  in the top 2 agraffe 
sections  Ask me how I know.
  Measure some string lengths  & th'er  corresponding string sizes , At 
various locations & run them thru a scale  design program & see what the tension 
read out is. If the tensions aren't up  round 150 to 60 then something is wrong. 
   Best
  Dale Erwin

Hi List,
New client has a Steinway C . Rebuilt; nice job on strings, original  
repaired soundboard and bridges, damper job not so great. Dampers falling off  
lifting uneven etc. 
Can this piano be tuned to a-440? it is about 100 cents flat now. I  noticed 
an unusual curved piece of metal attached to the soundboard at the  bass side 
near the pin block. Can anyone elaborate on it?
 
Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano 



 

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