James Nope yer not, We've had a dozen in the shop like this. Dale S. Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com 209-577-8397 -----Original Message----- From: James Grebe <jamesgrebe at charter.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, Aug 2, 2010 6:03 am Subject: [pianotech] Fw: Fw: Steinway duplex scale I cannot believe that I am the only tuner in the world that has run into one of these. How about it? James > >> Hi, >> >> I may have asked this before. This is one of several Steinway (O)'s I >> have come across that instead of the duplex aliquots in the top 3 >> sections >> of strings they have a regular raised bars instead. The rest of the >> scaling >> is normal. Do you know why they tried this for and how long and how many >> years they tried this. This one is from 1906 >> >> Jim >> James Grebe >> Piano Tuner-Technician, Est1962 >> Custom Hardwood Caster Cups >> Custom Writing Instruments >> Pump Organ and Plyr Piano Benches >> Table Timepieces >> Theatre Organ Historian >> 1526 Raspberry Lane >> Arnold, MO 63010 >> (314) 608-4137 >> www.grebepiano.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100802/4e2f275c/attachment.htm>
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