[pianotech] Toy piano scaling

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Missed one thing, add the solder only at the tip of the tine.
>From what I have seen in old instruments it looks kike only a blob of solder
about 3/8" long and file off toward the tip or along the sides. May have
something to do ith voicong <G> yeh right.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr at srvinet.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Toy piano scaling


> Hi David,
> Do what they did and--- Cut the tine a little long if you must err, then
> grind off the tip make the pitch go up add a little solder when just a
> little sharp and file off solder
> to lower the pitch back up to to where you want it.
> Filing the solder can be done with the tine installed.
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Doremus" <algiers_piano at bellsouth.net>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:43 PM
> Subject: [pianotech] Toy piano scaling
>
>
> > This is off the wall and off topic but I thought I'd throw it out to the
> > mathematical among us....
> >
> > I have toy piano for a long time customer who wants it to work for her
> > granddaughter, several of the tines are broken. I have a friend who is a
> > metal worker so making new ones is possible, the question is how to
> > calculate the proper length without simple trial and error. Is there a
> > formula or two for calculating the pitch of a steel rod? Any advice?
> >
> > --Dave
> >
> >   New Orleans
> >
>
>