Bass strings changing scale

[Overs Pianos]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Overs Pianos" <sec@overspianos.com.au>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: December 02, 2001 3:48 PM
>Subject: Re: Bass strings changing scale
>
>
>  > . . . . A few of us [JD] have been using 'Z' as a guide for some 
>time. While it is
>  > sort of black art as you say, its considerably better than building
>>  something then seeing which way the wind blows. Furthermore, once
>>  you've had experience with it you may find it useful as a guidance
>>  tool for future projects, or if it turns out to be a waste of time as
>>  you suspect, then it'll give you real ammunition to tell us just how
>>  stupid we all are.
>>
>
>Or try our upright. The bass/tenor crossover was good enough that it
>confused a whole room full of piano technicians. With the back facing an
>audience of about 40 or 50 technicians very few of them guessed the
>crossover point correctly. And that was with Mapes strings.
>
>Del

After reading about your upright in the Journal a couple of years 
ago, it was one piano which was on my wish list to hear while in the 
US. Unfortunately it didn't happen. Perhaps next time.

Best,

Ron O.
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