Frank, A good place to start would be to get the stringing scales provided by S&S. These are reasonably accurate as to what was done when in production. Contact Michael Mohr at S&S. Another excellent source is Travis' Guide to Restringing. My minority view is that most rescaling is most relevant, and successful, on instruments of lesser quality. But, then, I see nothing necessarily wrong with a long run of 18 if the piano sounds good. On the other hand, use of a scaling program as a research tool can only help build one's skill. My experience is largely with older programs of this type, but have I found the insight into why a designer might have done something a certain way most valuable. Best. Horace At 11:26 AM 7/29/97 -0400, you wrote: >Dear List, > >I am restringing a 1922 Steinway M. The unwound strings are too >corroded/old/stretched to mike with any accuracy, and there is no >notation on the bridges or plate. Can someone provide a scale, and/or >recommend a Windows scaling program that I might purchase? > >Thanks, > >Frank Weston > > Horace Greeley, MCPS voice: 415.725.9062 Systems Analyst email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu Controller's Office fax: 415.725.8014 Stanford University
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