<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm working on a 7' Schiedmayer grand from around = 1900's that has seen quite a bit of work previously. Nothing new in that, however I = have some queries that I'm sure many of you may be able to = address.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The upper treble section has recently been restrung, = (a poor job too I might add, and the customer thinks so too) but what I noticed = first off is that the previous tech left out the bearing cloth between the = agraffes and pins. (Possibly intentionally)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>There is a metal curved bearing insert where = the remainder of the piano has bearing cloth. After de-stringing I noticed = that the other bearing inserts were timber with cloth covering. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>My question is; should the upper treble metal insert = have a cloth covering or is there a good reason for it being metal and possibly = not being covered? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The restring job in this section was done with one = gauge throughout (note 70 to note 88 with .825mm or .032") giving the treble a = strange sound as well. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>After sanding off the terrible paint job (gold house = paint applied with yard broom) I found the original (?) plate gauge markings = showing 4 gauge changes in this section which seems more normal to me. <BR>Do most = of you routinely check the scaling in the treble? If so do you often find improvements, as there is little room  to move in this = area, perhaps only a gauge or so and stepping at a slightly different point?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>BTW I think the same tech did the action work, the = DW was too heavy to be read by my measure weights ie 70 plus grams.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>New hammers down to note 13, some new knuckles here = and there etc etc. Plays like a truck...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Many thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Graeme Harvey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>New Plymouth NZ.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>