[pianotech] Scaling Help

Albert Picknell pnrfqsnrk at yahoo.ca
Sun Apr 3 11:25:34 MDT 2011


--- On Sat, 4/2/11, George F Emerson <pianoguru at cox.net> wrote:

> ... if
> you calculate the metric conversion it is closer to a
> half-half size different.  13 gauge = 0.775 MM =
> 0.030512" closer to .031" than .030, but pretty much right
> in the middle between US gauges 13 and 13 1/2.  In the
> larger gauges the calculated inch values, rounded to 3
> decimal places would round down rather than up, but the US
> gauges are still very close to halfway between the metric
> equivalent gauges, not a full half size different.
> 
> Frank Emerson 


Correct.  That's what the numbers on my spreadsheet show.  In case it didn't come through the first time, I'm attaching it again.

Cheers,
Bert

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