List: I have begun having the pianos I'm restringing rescaled (or at least recalculated). I notice, at least with the company doing the calculations for me, that they often set the scale with a slightly higher tension. Instead of starting with #13, for example, the rescaled instrument will start with #13 1/2 and procede through a higher range of gauges, ending with perhaps 21 or 22 instead of 19 or 20 (this happened recently on a Steinway B). I would like to know what others' experience is in this area. Can a higher tension scale "choke" the board? When is it preferable or not preferable? Are there varying philosophies about scaling or are the pianos I've had rescaled just been wrong? David Love _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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