This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Re: Steinway CRon, Gee Ron, Have you ever heard a decent C from Steinway NY? I'm impressed = with your skill and knowledge level, but the piano I tuned was, to use a = trite but true phrase, awesome! The transition over the break was = noticeable, but not offensive, just a different character. Also, I was = sure that the piano was a tad over seven feet, but perhaps I was wrong, = Next time (I hope!) I plan to take some string data measurements and = check the piano a little more closely. Quite frankly, I had a chance to = listen up close for quite a lengthy time to a Fazioli 9'2"and I do = believe that C would have blown the Fazioli away. Joseph Alkana RPT josephspiano@attbi.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ron Overs=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: Re: Steinway C In early December 01 scaling was under discussion on the list. I = published a page of graphs comparing % breaking strain, Z and = inharmonicity for both the Steinway C and our 225 piano. The Steinway C = is an older scale which has been designed to break at F21 (presumable to = make it look more like the longer Steinway D which also breaks at F 21). = However, this crossover point results in a less-than ideal break between = the bass and treble bridge on a seven foot piano, since the percentage = of breaking strain must fall down to what I would consider to be an = unacceptably low value (at the lowest note on the long bridge). The published scale charts, with accompanying notes, are viewable at; http://www.overspianos.com.au/chrts.html Regards, Ron O. --=20 OVERS PIANOS Grand Piano Manufacturers _____________________________ Web: http://www.overspianos.com.au Email: mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au _____________________________ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/51/e6/2f/9b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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