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Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Original Message:
Sent: 3/24/2026 9:27:00 PM
From: Tim Foster
Subject: Wonky S&S scaling

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

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Tim Foster RPT
New Oxford PA
(470) 231-6074
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No that's not correct. The M has two bi chords in the tenor, the S has four, the A has five, the O,L, B and D have none. You can easily tell the models apart by that alone. the notable difference between the model L and the model O is in the shape of the tail, with the L being more squared off  

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David Love RPT
www.davidlovepianos.com
davidlovepianos@comcast.net
415 407 8320
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-24-2026 22:34
From: Wim Blees
Subject: Wonky S&S scaling

Original Message:
Sent: 3/24/2026 9:27:00 PM
From: Tim Foster
Subject: Wonky S&S scaling

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

------------------------------
Tim Foster RPT
New Oxford PA
(470) 231-6074
------------------------------

No that's not correct. The M has two bi chords in the tenor, the S has four, the A has five, the O,L, B and D have none. You can easily tell the models apart by that alone. the notable difference between the model L and the model O is in the shape of the tail, with the L being more squared off  

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David Love RPT
www.davidlovepianos.com
davidlovepianos@comcast.net
415 407 8320

Original Message:
Sent: 03-24-2026 22:34
From: Wim Blees
Subject: Wonky S&S scaling

Original Message:
Sent: 3/24/2026 9:27:00 PM
From: Tim Foster
Subject: Wonky S&S scaling

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

------------------------------
Tim Foster RPT
New Oxford PA
(470) 231-6074
------------------------------

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Hello, I have an old S&S in the shop for partial restoration for a school. It was previously a player, so I'm not exactly sure how the model works with these. Perhaps an L (see pics)? The old rusty strings are not original, as I found the pinblock was replaced at some point (11-ply block). The original scale is not available in the plate, as it was (badly) refinished at some point. I noticed a number of anomalies in the scaling this evening, most disturbing some jumping back and forth between sizes and many unisons had different size wire diameters-- as if someone tried to "transition" between string sizes by splitting unisons. The data below is roughly what I was able to collect:

____________

2 tenor bi-cords

4, size 19

2, 18

12, 17

4, 16.5

4, 16

STRUT

3, 16

6, 15

6, 14.5

2, 14

STRUT

3, 14.5

4, 14

10, 13

____________

If anyone can provide the correct scaling, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!