<!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 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Hey Fast Joe</DIV> <DIV>  True enough in general except that this bass string maker also d= oes scaling for his own rebuilds. That doesn't say if the scaling  program = used is accurate or has a tension bias  toward conservative tension numbers.= </DIV> <DIV>    Also this a S&S B being discussed & the wart= s are pretty common knowledge right? My guess is someone with experience = on list could chime in about the tensions involving plain wire verses BI-chord wrapped or tri-wrapped string & how the various tensions blend= into the plain scale. Sounds like an invitiation huh? Whos got a string leng= th handy?</DIV> <DIV>   Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale said,</FONT></DIV> <DIV>I was told by my bass string maker that this spot on both pianos is&n= bsp; too <BR>long for bichords"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And, of course, these bass string makers = are manufacturers, Scale Designers & Rebuilders? B.S. Unless they are in direct contact with each piano of question, they ought to keep that stuff = to themselves, IMO! Of course, there are a few string makers that have fullfi= lled the criteria and can give good advice, but each piano is an entity unto itself, warts and all. The correction of warts is what most of us do. Sheesh!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>