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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Not much to add to what </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Del</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> said. It is always
worth a look at the scaling and there are a few out there who can do it for
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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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>Stephen Grattan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 30, 2008
6:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Mason & Hamlin Model
50</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I am rebuilding a Mason & Hamlin Model 50,
serial number 83207, built circa 1978 with a strange stringing scale. I
would like to know if I should restring it as it is marked on the plate,
or as it was measured, or if it should be rescaled. If it should be
rescaled - what is the best proceedure?.</span></font></p>
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plate:
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been poor in terms of tuning stability. What do you think?</span></font></p>
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