Help scaling

[Farrell]

FWIW, some years back I had the same situation with a piano. I measured all the speaking lengths and sent them to David Sanderson. He scaled the entire piano very nicely for me.

Terry Farrell
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  I have the task of restringing this Schaff baby grand (see small pic). Unfortunately all scaling information was discarded, along with the old strings and tuning pins, before I showed up. No idea what sizes any of the strings were, nor what gauge the tuning pins were. Also, the plate has been removed (though fortunately not discarded!). I have never done a scaling analysis but am possessed of a very analytical mind, so I am eager to do as much of this as I can myself. But please: what are the steps?

  Here are my assumptions.
  I will need to replace the plate so that I can take measurements of the speaking lengths, probably to nearest mm or 32nd. (.01"?)
  I'll need an app like ScaleMaster or Pscale to crunch some numbers. 
  I will need to examine the pin block to determine tuning pin size. (Can I measure a hole nondestructively, i.e. without pounding a pin into it?)
  I'll need some kind and experienced mentor-type soul to review my analysis before I go to the step of ordering bass strings.

  Any help out there?

  Thanks

  Jason Kanter
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