Upright and Grand rims, was: Impressive Steinway Upright

[Tony Caught]

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Hi Alan,

when designing a scale for a piano one has been told that you try to get =
an even tension across the scale. Unfortunately because of other factors =
in the modern piano the tension has been increased to a point that if =
you tried to use a thinner longer string in the upper treble it would be =
very close to breaking point of that gauge and would most certainly have =
lost its required elasticity to produce good tone.

In the older pianos, late 1800's and earlier what you describe was =
common place.

Regards

Tony Caught
caute@optusnet.com.au

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  From: Alan R. Barnard=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:56 AM
  Subject: Re: Upright and Grand rims, was: Impressive Steinway Upright


  Why does the high treble scale not have slightly thinner, somewhat =
longer strings? It seems to me that the short speaking lengths would =
contribute to lack of sustain, excess hammer sound vs. musical tone, =
difficulty in tuning etc.

  If breakability is a principal reason, could not the action be =
modified at that end with more let-off or such.

  I am fully aware that this question probably is naive, based on my =
limited experience, so I brace myself for incoming ...

  Alan Barnard



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