[pianotech] Steinway L string scale

[David Love]

Unfortunately the speaking lengths can vary due to variations in bridge
placement.  It won't probably change the stock dimension of the core and
wrap dimensions but it will change the starting and stopping point for the
wraps which will affect the bare wire length of the string on each end.

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Renaud
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:02 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: [pianotech] Steinway L string scale

  Would the list know if any of the string makers have the standards scaling
for a Steinway L.  I'm trying to save a long distance trip to measure 
F#1 on a Steinway L to order one string.

  Even better, perhaps someone on the estemed list has stock measurments
for F#1 on a Steinway L, 1920's. Being a single replacement I am 
assuming that the stock measurment used by the factory is suffieient.

  All the string makers I have spoken to want me to get the measuments....
this invovles an extra hour travel. Something as common as a steinway L
must have a standard string scale that works within about a mm.

 If being tempted by such practice is cheating .......fire away.
 Perhaps I should forget this bright idea and go measure it.....?
 If someone has those measures it will put a smile on my face......

                                       Cheers 
                                       Dave Renaud



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