<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3></FONT> </DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Erwinspiano@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 30, 2007 10:06 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Steinway B Scale Conversion<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> My Colleagues</DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=703572317-31032007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3> ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=703572317-31032007> </SPAN>   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.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale Erwin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007>Yes, they do, don't they. Below (and attached at higher resolution) is a picture of another approach to the same problem. This one uses seven bi-chords on the transition bridge (which is what I normally recommend for these scales). </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007>This piano also got a floating bass section. The maple veneer on the top and bottom of the soundboard is for stiffness (i.e., impedance) control. This also works and pans out in real life.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007>Del</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=703572317-31032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:703572317@31032007-2E16" align=baseline border=0></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>