This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I'm just wondering -- to what extent is it feasible to rescale a piano = without changing the bridge (if ever)? =20 I'm thinking of replacing the bass strings on my mom's 1948 Chickering = console, which I understand is a design that could greatly benefit from = rescaling. While replacing strings is within my skill level, redoing = the bridge is not. OK, I had to go look up the formula relating string length, pitch, = tension, and mass: = http://www.speech.kth.se/music/5_lectures/conklin/strings.html Holding pitch and length constant, that leaves tension and mass to play = with, which are inversely proportional. I've read that this particular = scale design has a high breaking strength. Would it sound better with = heavier strings at lower tension? And is it practical to rescale just = the bass? There seems a danger of making the treble break stick out = even worse. --Cy Shuster-- Rochester, MN ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a9/1e/bc/69/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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