<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>In a message dated 1/8/2004 7:56:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, dlbullock= @att.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPA= N class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2>am wondering if it originally ha= d wound strings on the tenor side of the break.</FONT></SPAN>The lowest teno= r strings were only 20.5 gauge.  Perhaps they scaled it thin to lessen = the pressure on the soundboard which was flattening out and cracked even bac= k then. </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>  <FONT size=3>&g= t;>>If they did I doubt this was the reason. It sounds like the string= lengths need to be run thru a good scale program to get a fix on reality fo= r you & the client. Its instructive to compare those finding to the scal= e that you took off the piano.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>When I get through recrowning the sou= ndboard it will be back up to par once again and I need the original scale t= o put back on it.</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    = <FONT size=4>>>>>>Uhhh How will you do this? I'd be intere= sted to know.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN><FONT fac= e=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>The custom= er is a concert pianist and is adamant that he wants the factory scaling if = at all possible.  This is 1908 supposedly after the sale of Weber to AE= olian, so I am not sure earlier pre merger piano scales would be right.</FON= T></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3><STRONG>>&gt= ;>>>> Also was it tuned at A-435 0r what. This will have an obvi= ous effect on tension and tone.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040></FONT></SPAN> </DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN><FONT fac= e="Times New Roman" color=#000040></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone= rebuilt any of this model of concert grand?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>   <FONT size= =3><STRONG>>>> Weber is an interesting maker. I don't see many Ho= wever I did put a Board in a 6 ft 1905 ish. which came out very sweet. Witho= ut looking thru the notebook I have a vague recollection that it was a light= er tension scale. This piano has a very sweet sound & long sustain but n= ot a power house. It also has a soft wood poplar rim.</STRONG></FONT></FONT>= </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  = Regards --Dale Erwin</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN><FONT fac= e=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, does= anyone have a source for sostenuto rail material.  I must make a new o= ne for this piano also, as it is missing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN><FONT fac= e=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for= your help.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN><FONT fac= e=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT face=Arial size=2>D.L. Bullo= ck</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004><FONT face=Arial size=2><A title= =http://www.thepianoworld.com/ href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/">www.= thepianoworld.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031433203-09012004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp= ;</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040></FONT></DIV></BODY></HT= ML>