S&S Duplex scales, update

[Jon Page]

I was just on the phone with Glorie and she had asked the belly dept.
and their reply was to install 'M' duplexes on the old O's & L's.

I have an O, L and an M (not 2 L's as previously thought); they all have
the same tenor duplex which does not match the new one at all.

Just for fun, I took a picture of the O, L and the new L tenor duplexes
together for referrance and e-mailed the image file to Glorie.

We'll see if the M's fit.

Glorie is so helpful and friendly, she should get a mega raise.

Jon Page


At 12:58 PM 03/24/2000 -0500, you wrote:
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>Did S&S change the tenor scale on the 'L' since 1923?
>
>Last week I ordered a set of duplex scales for an 'L'.
>
>Arriving in less than a week (!) was a set with the tenor section
>short a unison and the small extension on the bass side for a 
>two wires.
>
>I left a phone message yesterday about the discrepancy and UPS just
>pulled away (!!!).  The package once again is marked 'L' but the same
>duplex scales are inside.
>
>I left another message for Glorie to call to see wha's 'sup.
>
>Most curious, Glorie does a fine job; maybe there was a packaging error?
>
>So, is there a new duplex scale or are these for either an 'M' or 'S'  ?
>
>Nothing to compare them to except the other 'L' and one 'O' in the shop.
>Don't fit.
>
>The Perplexed Duplex,
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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