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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Leslie
Bartlett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 23, 2006 6:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: bass string
problem<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Before you get a new string made, it would be worth having a look at the
original design on a scaling spreadsheet. Post up the speaking length, cover
diameter and the note number on the piano. We can look at the tension to see
if it is getting up near critical levels. Quite a few of us on the list have
spreadsheets in which we can drop the numbers to see what is going on.</DIV>
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Well quite a few.......... of you know some stuff about scaling. I am
really ignorant. Will a scaling program also provide some
information about "how to think" about scales, what and why they are, so that
persons with no experience can understand something about the whole
thing? I'd like to know enough not to be stupid, but haven't a
clue about how one goes to learning such things. If there are scaling programs
which help along that way, I'd sure like to know about them. thanks. les
bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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class=354290908-26092006><FONT face=Arial>OK, the core wire diameter is
.0365", the overall diameter with aluminum wrap is .070", the speaking length
is about 32 1/4", maybe 32 3/8" -- can't tell exactly because it's out of the
piano and the bridge pins didn't leave very discernible bends. It's the
right-hand string of a 2-string unison on F#3 (note number 34).
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class=354290908-26092006><FONT face=Arial>Thanks in advance for any
info. --David Nereson </FONT></SPAN></P>
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