Steinway Style II questions

[David Skolnik]

Thanks Dale -
I learned of pitch standard just yesterday, from David at Steinway 
Customer service.  I remember now that that had come up a while back 
in another context.  You remind me though to take a look at the 
existing wire scale to see what was done.

The modifications  I mentioned would be the sort that you, Del, Ron, 
Terry Farrel and others have been exploring.  For example, since this 
model used aggraffes all the way to the top, I wonder if, short of 
redesigning the plate, you can get the necessary stiffness (and 
mass?) to make the other changes worthwhile.  Likewise, short of such 
efforts, I wonder what the limits of a more "traditional" approach would be.
Thanks again.

David Skolnik

At 08:58 AM 1/17/2007, you wrote:
>    Hi Daid
>   I have rebuilt  one of these.  You might check the archives as 
> there was a thread on these last year. The limitations are not as 
> bad when the string scale & tension sis assessed correctly. Mine 
> was scaled for A-458.  Yup that's a half step higher. If I did it 
> over  I'd rescale of course.
>   What type of modifications are you referring to specifically?
>   Dale
>
>What are the tonal limitations of the upper treble of this type (no 
>capo d'astro bar)?  How far could you / would you go to address 
>these limitations?  This would probably best be addressed to those 
>who are doing innovative installations.  Are there inherent 
>limitations in this design that would limit the effectiveness of 
>these modifications?
>
>Were these keyboards originally heavily weighted?  I've seen one 
>which starts with about 10 (ten) 7/16" leads in A0. On first glance 
>(un-disassembled) they look original.
>
>Thanks
>
>David Skolnik
>
>

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