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color=#800000>Thanks for supplying these numbers David. I'm putting them into
Pscale so I can see the graphs and do some experimenting. Would the B be better
off with another bridge or just wrapped strings in the low tenor? If changing
wire size alone doesn't do the trick, it sure makes for a more expensive
rebuild!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#800000>In assessing a scale, do you look at loudness/sustain or
hammer contact time at all?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#800000>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>--Alan McCoy, RPT<BR>Inland Northwest Chapter<BR>Spokane,
WA<BR>ahm@webband.com</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>David Love<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 20, 2006 12:06 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: High tension? Low? Board stiffness? was
Hammer Types<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One of the problems
with assessing tension in scales is illustrated by the data below. The
plain wire sections of the original scales on two pianos are listed:
Steinway B and Knabe 6’4”. You can see that the range within each piano
is fairly broad. Ever wonder why you had such a voicing problem getting
the low end of the tenor section to blend well with the bass on a Steinway
B? On the Knabe you can see that the tensions range from a low of 138 to
a high of 209 lbs. Both of these pianos received a bit of scale
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Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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