Pleyel anyone

[Danny BODDIN]

Hi,
this kind of old grand Pleyels are commen here in Belgium, just restrung one
2.20cm °1910 grand which belongs to the French ambassy here in Brussels, the
action can be regulated perfectly, the french stopped this type of action in
1936. Uprights have also single centerpins. This pianos have a very nice
warm sound with power in the low diskant,
people love them here and they are valuable.
I asked kevin Gouldmann from Danmark to make me a new scale for this piano,
he uses turbo mensuration Peters Tholey software. Following scale was used:
2X13.5   5X14    11X14.5  and very strange going to 3X15 and back to 6X14.5?
(any comments on this, we had to do some intonation on the 3X15, kevin told
me 14.5 was also ok but he prefered to 3X15 on the figures I gave him
mesuring the speakinglenghts on this strings) anyway: going on with 4X15
3X15.5   5X16   4X16.5   4X17   9X17.5
2X18   2X18.5   1X19    1X19.5   1X20.5   1X21  seems that the 17.5 on that
part is low in tension??? : The piano sounds beautifull round and warm, but
not much powervolume, but thats what Kevin suggested in the first place, so
he know how to make a scale,his basestrings sound good : I'm satisfied with
his work.

DANNY BODDIN PIANOSERVICE
Loddershoekstraat 4
B -1741TERNAT
BELGIUM
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Jankura <kenrpt@mail.cvn.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: donderdag 26 augustus 1999 18:18
Subject: Pleyel anyone


> List,
>    I tuned a 1923 Pleyel grand today with a weird (to me) action. I love
> seeing something new.  Stuff like full sostenutos on old uprights (Weber),
> or oddball sostenutos on grands (Henry F. Miller), or unusual knuckles
> (Brambach ;-}) really make my day (one way or another). The client spoke
> limited English, his wife almost none. I think he bought it new in his
> native France. All the hammer shanks were held by a single center pin
which
> ran the length of a brass section. Regular hammer shanks inserted into an
> odd-shaped butt, with a non adjustable (I think) T-shaped drop 'screw'. A
> rather large coil spring connected the jack and rep lever.  A large strip
> of capstan cloth kind of free floated between the wip and the brass
capsan.
> No glide bolts. Individually tied strings. I was just about beside myself
> with excitement. He wants it fixed for his grandson (letoff had settled at
> about 7/8th inch :-) ). I mimed to him that I should have no problem
> regulating it even though it seems a little odd at first glance.  A 75 ct.
> pitch raise made that old thing really come alive. The sound was rather
> warm and sweet.  I don't remember if this was one of the 'vintage' action
> types on display in KC. If anyone wants to share info or tips with me or
> the list, I'd be much obliged.
> Ken Jankura
> Newburg, PA
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