<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Jason-</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hats off to you for your eagerness to do this right and learn as much as possible!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One suggestion: contact Arledge Strings <A href="http://www.pianostrings.com">www.pianostrings.com</A> and get their string measuring tape.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Jason Kanter <JKANTER@ROLLINGBALL.COM><BR>Sent: Jul 31, 2006 10:35 PM <BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>Subject: Help scaling <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912"> <STYLE></STYLE> </ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY bgColor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I have the task of restringing this Schaff baby grand (see small pic). Unfortunately all scaling information was discarded, along with the old strings and tuning pins, before I showed up. No idea what sizes any of the strings were, nor what gauge the tuning pins were. Also, the plate has been removed (though fortunately not discarded!). I have never done a scaling analysis but am possessed of a very analytical mind, so I am eager to do as much of this as I can myself. But please: what are the steps?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Here are my assumptions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I will need to replace the plate so that I can take measurements of the speaking lengths, probably to nearest mm or 32nd. (.01"?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I'll need an app like ScaleMaster or Pscale to crunch some numbers. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I will need to examine the pin block to determine tuning pin size. (Can I measure a hole nondestructively, i.e. without pounding a pin into it?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I'll need some kind and experienced mentor-type soul to review my analysis before I go to the step of ordering bass strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Any help out there?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Jason Kanter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>