[pianotech] Stringing Scale Help!!

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Wed Aug 26 13:17:25 MDT 2009


Indeed Joe. I saw that, but then forgot to ask - what the heck is a  
double plate?

Terry Farrell


>
> Rafael,
> Hmmm? First, not enough information for proper scaling help.  
> Secondly, I'm wondering what a "double plate" is??? Since I  
> specialize in Olde and Odd painos, that's a term or configuration  
> I've only seen once. That particular incidence was a large upright  
> with a plate in the back of the piano, as well as a plate inside the  
> piano. Both were strung with identical scales. Both shared one sound  
> board. The one on the back could only be tuned by chipping! There  
> was no damping of the back plate/strings, hence it was  
> sympathetically activated by the least little sound! Really an  
> annoying piano to say the least. It was not a Steinway & Sons. It  
> would be nice if you could send some pictures illustrating what you  
> call a "double plate". I'm sure others would be interested, as well.
> Regards,
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090826/c82d0bbd/attachment.htm>


More information about the pianotech mailing list

This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC