Mystery piano research

[Greg Newell]

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Maybe you shouldn't worry about what brand it is or isn't and create a new 
stringing scale. You have the opportunity to make it better than it was in 
the first place. Wouldn't you rather do that?

best,
Greg Newell



At 09:23 AM 1/31/2003, you wrote:

>I've finally undertaken the five foot one inch grand project that is in 
>the shop.  After some inspection, I located the serial number stamped into 
>the keybed in such a fashion that it can hardly be read, but it is 
>something like 51xxx.
>
>In this piano the una corda pedal moves the keyboard to the left, and the 
>middle pedal raises the bass dampers all together.
>
>The bass has 10 notes with 1 wound string each, 8 notes with 2 wound 
>strings each, and 10 notes with 3 wound strings each of which the strings 
>for six notes cross the treble bridge (are above the break).
>
>The string scale, if my micrometer measurements are correct, is:  8 at 13, 
>10 at 14, 6 at 15, 12 at 16, 12 at 16.5, 6 at 17.5, and 6 at 19.  I took 
>measurements to compare it to the Klepac Chart, and there is a fair amount 
>of deviation.
>
>In John W. Travis' book, A Guide to Restringing, the only scale listed 
>that comes close is for the Hallet and Davis Grand.  If the piano is a 
>Hallet and Davis, it was built in 1902.
>
>I am wondering whether anyone on the list has a better suggestion for the 
>brand of piano.  And I am wondering whether anyone on the list has 
>experience with and/or information regarding Hallet and Davis (other than 
>what is in the Pierce PIano Atlas).
>
>Actually, if someone is confident that this is not a Hallet and Davis, 
>that would also be helpful.
>
>Arlie Rauch
>Glendive, MT
>
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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 

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