High-tension bass strings

[Tom Cole]

Newton,

I tried all week to reach you directly but kept getting failed mail messages. Apologies to
the list.
>
> Here are the numbers for the Chickering tenor strings. She's willing to do that much.
> Again, thanks for your help and let me know if you need any more information.
>
> N     speak                    hitch to speak
>              mm                         bridge pin
>                                          1                                  2
> 26    1041.4          144.475                    133.350
> 27    1038.3          146.050                    136.525
> 28    1032.0          146.050                    138.125
> 29    1026.6          146.050                    136.525
> 30    1016.0          144.475                    134.950
> 31    1006.6          142.875                    133.350
>
> I include some of the specs from your earlier post in case that helps.
>
> N       speak      diam       Inh          ten          BP%        Dia
> 32      1003.3     0.0410    0.131    164.157    38.629    (1st steel string)
> 31      1006.6     0.0350    0.043    265.027    85.581    0.057
> -------------------------
> ---------------------------
> 26      1041.4     0.0370    0.064    205.734    59.446    0.065
> 25      1013.0     0.0410    0.124    169.858    39.971    0.064
>
> Regards, Tom
>
> Newton Hunt wrote:
> >
> > It is indeed a good approach.  There may be an inharmonicity mismatch from the
> > middle wound strings to the bass wound strings, but that is her problem.
> >
> > Send me the hitch pin to speaking bridge pin measurements and speaking lengths
> > and I can make up a set of specs for that section.
> >
> > Again, I must emphasize the fact that the original technician had no choice but
> > to put on the strings the string winder supplied.  Very few technicians have
> > the equipment and know how to rescale pianos now and there were far fewer then.
> >
> > Let me know what happens.
> >
> >         Newton
> >         nhunt@rci.rutgers.edu
> >  -
>
> --
> Thomas A. Cole, RPT
> Santa Cruz, California
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