[pianotech] BB Mason and Tenor Cross over

[Ron Nossaman]

erwinspiano at aol.com wrote:
>> More likely stiffness. Get high basses too heavy and they tend to clang. 

>   *That seems true and is a change to be tried out on the next Stwy B*
> *  But,* *If you get em too weak they tend towards nasal and thin. I've 
> often requested that the string maker increase tension on notes 20 thru 
> 26 on Stwy basses and others. Seems as scaling programs drop off the 
> tension in this area more than I can tolerate aurally**.*
> * 

So who's making your scaling decisions, the string maker, an 
unnamed scaling program, or you? And what does "too weak" mean?


>   *Maybe but till then I'd settle for them installing hammers that make 
> them sound less bad. WHo knows maybe it will sell pianos....nahhhh!** *

Are we then back to square one, where hammers are the root of 
all tonal problems?
Ron N