<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=3>I'd have a heart-to-heart with Del Fandrich and have = him smooth that puppy out! He just did a 6' 4" Knabe for me that had a = transition bridge with tricords on it. The transition bridge changed and tricords = went to bicords. I haven't built the board for it yet, but based on the result = of other pianos I have heard that he has done I have no doubt I will be very = pleased with the results.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 17, 2004 = 12:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Mason & Hamlin AA scale.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV>     To all esteemed scaleheads,</DIV> <DIV>  I just received a AA for a complete rewhatevering & = I'm very unimpressed by the bass tenor break. This one is 1919 with 2 = bichords & 7 trichords. With all of our discussions about third = bridges & such I'm drawing the conclusion that this on is ill devised. = Tonally it abysmal to the ear. I learned from a friend who is doing another dated = 1931 that this vintage has all 9 transition notes in bichords. He & I = have yet to hear it as it's not done.</DIV> <DIV>  I'm considering either switching to 9 bichords with = the old bridge but the string lengths seem dreadfully short. Does any one have = the string tension logged for this model. My guess is it would be = instructive. </DIV> <DIV>  The other option is to do away with most of it and use the = small piece that juts out toward the spine.</DIV> <DIV>  Any body out there played with this model?<BR>  My = 1950s AA has one long bridge with 5 bichords. It could have used 6 as note27 is = wiry sounding. Kind of honky& low tensionish. I'll know more when I run = the scale.</DIV> <DIV> It's obviously a design that has = been transitional.</DIV> <DIV>   Any thoughts, Ideas?</DIV> <DIV>   Dale <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin = Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY= ></HTML>