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Re: Hubbard restringing and replacing tuning pins
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Dongsok Shin <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:12:56 -0400
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Special A! A higher tension string material, AND a nutritious breakfast cereal! (Perhaps only Americans will get my lame Sunday afternoon humor...)
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> On Mar 26, 2017, at 8:20 AM, David Pickett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Malcolm Rose also has higher tension wire, I think it is called Special A, that can be used for the tricky pitches.
> 
> David
> 
> At 09:43 26-03-17, Tilman Skowroneck wrote:
> >
> >On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:52:36 +0100, Chris Vandekerkhove
> ><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks to all for answering me. It seems that the best course to take
> >is this one (thank for the hint Mr. Broekman!):
> >>
> >>*     Make the basic pitch of the instrument 392 instead of 415 Hz
> >>*     Modify the keyboards so that a transposition 392/415/440 Hz is
> >possible (currently 415/440).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At first sight it seems just possible to use “historic” stringing
> >materials at this pitch.
> >etc.
> >
> >It should be noted that Stephen's wire has a pleasantly high tensile
> >strength as historical wires go. A while ago I restrung an old (1961)
> >Flemish instrument by my father with four register slides, and I had,
> >for example, no trouble with the four foot in the treble where the gap
> >is ridiculously too wide. The strings on there previously were modern
> >steel. P-wire made no problems in the area (more than a semitone of a
> >margin, in fact). Of course, these are the thinnest, relatively most
> >resilient gauges...
> >
> >I'd suggest you talk to Stephen, send him the scaling, see what he has to say.
> >
> >Tilman
> >
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