[CAUT] marking harmonics on strings

[Andrew Anderson]

The manufacturer is Sauter and the marks come standard on the Omega  
7'3" semi-concert grand.

see at http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/grand_pianos_classical/omega.html

There is a link for a view of the soundboard.

Marked strings would work ok in the bass but would be much more  
difficult in the plain wire to see.

Andrew Anderson
On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:49 AM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:

> Just wondering if, in an effort to keep tape and chalk off the  
> strings, anyone has resorted to marking commonly used harmonics  
> directly on the strings with a Sharpie.  And, if you have, did you  
> make the mark right where the harmonics lie, or on the proximal side  
> (so you can still see the mark between you and your finger while  
> touching the harmonic)?  There is a manufacturer (Seiler, if memory  
> serves) that has lines on the soundboard of at least one model to  
> indicate where the harmonics are on the strings.  I wonder if there  
> is a parallax issue with this, depending as it does on the relative  
> position of your head to the lines (and, therefore, where the string  
> would intersect the lines).  Having the strings pre-marked (and  
> permanently marked) would be convenient for the players.
>
> Well?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Eder
>

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