zing went the strings woops

[John Ross]

19      6 unisons    18 strings
18       8 unisons    24 strings
17       8 unisons     24 strings
16      10 unisons     30 strings
15       10 unisons     30 strings
14       10 unisons     30 strings
13      7 unisons         21 strings

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr at srvinet.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: zing went the strings woops


> 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
>> >
>> >
>>
>