This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Del, Dale, Jim, Robert, Wim and everyone else... When the piano arives, the very first thing I am going to do is measure = the down bearing and see if I can determine just what direction the = board is crowned. I spoke to the owner of the piano again today, I = asked him if he found the serial number...Oh yes, says he, it's easy to = remember to..... A435.( Del.. What was that you said about extremely = high scale tensions...highest I've ever measured?.) Would you want to = lower the tension so the piano could comfortably be raised to 440? I = think I'm in about as deep as I can stand for one day. By the way.. you guys are truly a great resource. Thanks for your = interest and support. I will keep all posted on this one. Thankyou, Owen. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Erwinspiano@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Sohmer=20 In a message dated 3/5/2002 9:27:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, = pianobuilders@olynet.com writes: Subj:Re: Sohmer =20 Date:3/5/2002 9:27:35 AM Pacific Standard Time From:pianobuilders@olynet.com Reply-to:pianotech@ptg.org To:pianotech@ptg.org Sent from the Internet=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Erwinspiano@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: March 05, 2002 6:12 AM Subject: Re: Sohmer=20 Has anybody had experience with a Sohmer piano with agraffes on = the long bridge?=20 Thankyou, Owen Owen Yes I have and they went all the way up. I wrote of this = before but this piano had agraffes all the way up and the board was a = reverse crown design. Freak design but awesome sound. A difficult on to = string> Hmmmm.... Are you sure those were reverse crown by design? Those I've = done had positive crown. And extremely high scale tensions -- highest = I've ever measured. Around 62,000 lbs (28,000 kgf +) or better as I = recall. Took some doing to bring it down and retain the agraffe design = (as per the customers request). Del Am I sure. Hmmmmmmm You know my wife is the one who usually ask that question and = generally try to be sure and in this case it was too intentional to be = an accident. A string across the under side of the belly in many places = showed the ribbing to be very uniform and symetrical (o.k. Quasi you = know what I mean) You could have made salad nicely in it once the = strings were off. Also the bearing was still adequately positive and = also intentional looking and reasonable. Sustain as long as your life. I = don't know I liked it. It had what I call the magic soundboard syndrome. = Any things possible I guess but if it was an accident ,which I doubt, If = it ain't broke don't fix it. >>>>>>>>>>>Dale>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/eb/7c/63/50/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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