Short backscales

[Pianotech]

Seems to me that it stands to reason; the hitch pin is keeping the
bridge/sound board from sounding as good as the other and eliminating (sp)
any good possable flex.

Alan Meyer RPT
Las Vegas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Musselwhite" <john@musselwhite.com>
To: <files@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: Short backscales


> Hi again...
>
> In contrast to the Chickering with the long backscales, attached are
> two pictures of a "Schomacher" grand. The Schomacher was somewhat of a
> "Steinway clone", with a Steinway-style action and a "bell", though
> there is little else that resembles a Steinway in it. I can't find the
> serial number offhand so can't tell you the date, but I suspect it's
> from the 1920s.
>
> The bass section has the shortest backscale I've ever seen and the tone
> in the bass is abominable, IMO.
>
> John
>
> [Photos at:]
>
> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/05/33/3a/c3/IM003493.jpg
>
> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/90/8c/c4/fe/IM003496.jpg
>
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>
> http://tinyurl.com/g4gp
>
> http://tinyurl.com/g4gr
>
> John Musselwhite, RPT    -     Calgary, Alberta Canada
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