<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When a dealer I serviced took on the = Bosenorfer line, the rep. told us the reason for the low C on the Imperial was to = satisfy a request by a composer that was transposing on organ piece that used this = note. It improved the sound of the bass so well that Bosendorfer continued to = use it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com" title=pianobuilders@olynet.com>Delwin D Fandrich</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 03, = 2001 2:52 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 89 note = scale</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM" title=Wimblees@AOL.COM>Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> November 02, 2001 12:27 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 89 note = scale</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>The concept of = adding another string, or strings, beyond A0, is to give more length bridge. That = is the reason behind Bosendorfer's extra notes in the bass. Sure, it's = impressive to have those added notes, but how many people actually play them?  From what I was told, by adding more notes to the bass, it = pushed the last octave, A0 - A1, closer to the middle of the soundboard, where = it could produce a bigger and more defined sound. <BR><BR>Wim <HR> </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Yes, I've heard that as well, but I don't = believe it. Surely the designer can put the bridge any place he/she wants it to = be. If you want the lowest notes to cross the bridge closer to the middle of = the soundboard, simply put them there. And if it is desirable for the = bridge to be longer then just make it longer. There is no need to put strings on = it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>No, I expect the extra notes were added = because some composer or performer wanted them. Once that first piano was designed = and built it would have been relatively easy to continue building it. And = why not? It's great marketing even if of little practical value -- = a</FONT><FONT color=#000080>lthough I imagine there were pianists like Oscar = Peterson around back then as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>