At 11:56 AM 10/13/2005, you wrote: >At 11:36 AM 10/13/2005 -0500, you wrote: >>David, >> >>I "believe" you're incorrect about that. I've always understood >>that if the numbering started on #88, that's the smallest size used. >> >>However, if there isn't a number at #88, that means they started >>numbering from the low end, which would mean that the 13.5 you >>mention is the smallest number & continues on to note 88. As far as >>I know, if an instrument is numbered at all, the highest number >>"printed" wherever, is the smallest size. >> >>I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong. I hope not though, because >>if I am, I've installed quite a few incorrect string sizes over the years! :-( >> >>Avery > > >Kinda depends on the manufacturer... > >Baldwin SD10 - the size marking on the plate by the strings - the >lowest number is by note 22 pins. >Steinway B - the size marking on the plate by the strings - the >lowest number is by note 21 pins. >SD10 highest marking is at 88, Steinway is at 85. - both have 4 >unisons of the smallest size. > >Depends on whether you are stringing from the bass or from the >treble, you've got to know whether you START a new size or STOP when >you get to the number. I realize that and that's what I was "trying" to say, I think. With David's question, I was saying that the size 13.5 he mentioned was where that size BEGAN and then went UP to #88. This would be the case if the lowest plain wire tenor string had a number on it, indicating that's where the numbering BEGAN. In other words, if the numbering STARTS on the lowest plain wire, there won't be a number at note 88. Am I duplicating one of David's "plain as mud" type of comments. :-) >Conrad Hoffsommer >I tried to get a life once, but they were all out of stock. > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4017
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