<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 = Transitional//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Graeme,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>While I don't know the answer to this one, it does = seem that if the tech who did the restringing did such a bad job (including the = action work), then there's a good chance that he simply neglected to leave out = the bearing cloth, rather than by intention.  To restring the last 18 = notes with the same gauge wire has got to be the ultimate demonstration in laziness.  I have always thought that there would be very little = leeway between choice of gauges in the extremes of any piano, to get the best = tone and tuning accuracy.  There will be many others out there, I'm sure, = who will come up with the right answer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Brian Holden</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial = size=2><B></B></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>Graeme Harvey <<A href="mailto:gharvey@netsource.co.nz">gharvey@netsource.co.nz</A>><B= R><B>To: </B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Saturday, 4 March 2000 1:14<BR><B>Subject: </B>Upper Treble dilemma<BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm working on a 7' Schiedmayer grand from = around 1900's that has seen quite a bit of work previously. Nothing new in that, = however I have some queries that I'm sure many of you may be able to address.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The upper treble section has recently been = restrung, (a poor job too I might add, and the customer thinks so too) but what I = noticed first off is that the previous tech left out the bearing cloth = between the agraffes and pins. (Possibly intentionally)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>There is a metal curved bearing insert = where the remainder of the piano has bearing cloth. After de-stringing I = noticed that the other bearing inserts were timber with cloth covering. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>My question is; should the upper treble metal = insert have a cloth covering or is there a good reason for it being metal and = possibly not being covered? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The restring job in this section was done with = one gauge throughout (note 70 to note 88 with .825mm or .032") giving the = treble a strange sound as well. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>After sanding off the terrible paint job (gold = house paint applied with yard broom) I found the original (?) plate gauge = markings showing 4 gauge changes in this section which seems more normal to = me. <BR>Do most of you routinely check the scaling in the treble? If so = do you often find improvements, as there is little room  to move = in this area, perhaps only a gauge or so and stepping at a slightly = different point?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>BTW I think the same tech did the action work, = the DW was too heavy to be read by my measure weights ie 70 plus = grams.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>New hammers down to note 13, some new knuckles = here and there etc etc. Plays like a truck...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Many thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Graeme Harvey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>New Plymouth = NZ.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>