zing went the strings woops

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi John,
That might be exactly what I need. I will be able to tell from the bass
string lengths.
Thanks
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: zing went the strings woops


> A Guide to Restringing, by John Travis has the scale for an HC Bay grand
> ser. #20348.
> It may not be the same size, but might be a place to start.
> I could send it to you.
> John
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: zing went the strings woops
>
>
> > Measure all the speaking lengths and the bass string diameters (core &
> > windings) and have a qualified string scale designer make you a new
scale.
> > The designer may also have some comments on the existing bass
dimensions.
> >
> > Years ago, with the first piano I restrung, it was delivered to me with
no
> > strings at all and no string data. David Sanderson developed a nice
scale
> > for me and made my bass strings. The piano sounded better than it had
any
> > right to (1920s Estey micro-grand).
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> Today I was given my winters work, a 1921 H C Bay grand.
> >> A local tech delivered it in pieces, totally dismantled.
> >> All the parts seem to be there, but the kicker is that there are new
bass
> >> strings from Schaff,
> >> but no record was made of the plain wire.
> >> Could one extrapolate the plain wire sizes from the bass
> >> strings by measuring them and running the string lengths of the unwound
> >> strings?
> >> How should I procede?
> >> Joe Goss RPT
> >
> >
>