scaling measurements

[Jon Ralinovsky]

>Since Ric brought it up, does anyone out there have any quick, easy,
>accurate, embarrassingly obvious (after the fact) ways for one person alone
>to measure string lengths throughout the scale? How about with strings and
>dampers still on when you need to have the bass strings with you when you
>replace that Coke soaked set on site in one day.
>Ron N

Ron,
In addition to the Sanderson measuring tapes, there's a nice method 
for getting fairly accurate treble string lengths - I think David 
Sanderson came up with this one, although I saw Michael Wathen do it 
at a chapter technical.  You can slide a piece of paper up to the 
capo bar termination and then make a rubbing of the strings and 
bridge pins.  Then, just measure the distance between the impression 
of the bridge pins and the edge of the paper that was at the capo 
bar.

Jon

Jon Ralinovsky
Piano Technician
Department of Music
Miami University
513/529-6548