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Hi, Ric,<br><br>
To chime in with Dale (with whom I completely agree here), you will also
want to take a very careful look at those agraffes. Many of the
instruments I have seen from this period had the agraffes ground for
clearance after installation, and/or have simply become weakened from
age. If you wind up restringing, which is a good option, depending
on the circumstances, I would suggest finding a good machinist with whom
to become very good buddies. (Theoretically, it will take 440 with
room to spare.)<br><br>
Also, it sounds like you might have the original damper back
action...sigh.<br><br>
I'll be interested to see how this unfolds.<br><br>
Best.<br><br>
Horace<br><br>
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At 05:12 PM 5/21/2005, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font face="arial"> Hi
Ric<br>
This is not a C but a style 1 or 2 with the S shaped
metal soundboard cutoff in the bass corner & aggraffes all the way to
the top of the trebles ...Right? some of these were designed to be tuned
at a much higher tension during the pitch wars of the late
1800s. <br>
I re-bellied one built in 1871 & the original string
scale was built for A-458. You need to find out if the rebuilder rescaled
for A-440 to answer the question you have asked. At A-440 the scale
designed for higher tension will not speak properly but sound dull &
lifeless especially in the top 2 agraffe sections Ask me how I
know.<br>
Measure some string lengths & th'er corresponding string
sizes , At various locations & run them thru a scale design program
& see what the tension read out is. If the tensions aren't up round
150 to 60 then something is wrong. <br>
Best<br>
Dale Erwin<br>
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<dd><font face="arial" size=2>Hi List,<br>
<dd>New client has a Steinway C . Rebuilt; nice job on strings, original
repaired soundboard and bridges, damper job not so great. Dampers falling
off lifting uneven etc. <br>
<dd>Can this piano be tuned to a-440? it is about 100 cents flat now. I
noticed an unusual curved piece of metal attached to the soundboard at
the bass side near the pin block. Can anyone elaborate on it?<br>
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<dd>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano <br>
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