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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have a B coming into
the shop that I will do the same thing with as the customer is very unhappy
with the scale transition from tenor to bass. When you look at the scale
on that piano you find that note 21 on the original drops down into the 125 lb
range from upwards of 155-160 higher up in the scale. No wonder the
bottom of the tenor on a B sounds like rubber bands. When you add the
high tension leap into the bass, that transition is impossible to smooth out—voicing
can’t solve all problems! Separating the bass bridge from the tenor
gives the lower part of the bass bridge more mobility and, when combined with a
bit of rescaling the core dimensions, should enhance the fundamental down
there. I think this is a good solution. What are the new speaking lengths
of notes 21 through 24?</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>David Love<br>
davidlovepianos@comcast.net<br>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Erwinspiano@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 30, 2007 10:06
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Norton AntiSpam]
Steinway B Scale Conversion</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> My
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I've
wanted to do this for long time now & finally the deed is done. I
tHad a 1953 Steinway B (N.Y) with a good original board & all.
I cut the ring bridge loose from the treble a bass & simply cut a venner
piece out of the piece I extracted & glued it back down on the board to
make things look good & hide the spruce tear out from the origianl 1/2 inch
holes the splintered when drilled thru at the mother ship. </span></font></p>
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The transition bridge carries four bichords. The first two unisons have been
changed from size 19 to 20 to boost tension &darken the sound. It is
a very wonderful sounding break. The look is a very neat & tidy appearance
& the Musical enhancement is IMHO greatly improved.</span></font></p>
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My thanks to all bellyheads who have shared the bizzarro ideas over the years.
These things work & pan out in real life. If any one would like
to come & play it give a call.</span></font></p>
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Dale Erwin</span></font></p>
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