Cross stringing has been a thing since the 1850s when the modern piano minus 3 notes first came around and was just an option back when you had a choice. I got to play one made by Ronisch in 1857 which was cross strung and all modern on the inside but the soundboard was in pieces so I didn't hear the true sound. The piano I have however is strait strung with 77 keys and 2 strings per note and the sound is magical and more clean than a cross strung piano where the bass overpowers the tenor section and ruins the kind of music I write. Because of this, I wouldn't saw cross strung pianos have a better quality of sound but a bigger sound at the cost of some of the quality and clarity.
@@oliveemilwetter8387 I have an upright made by bell piano and organ co with a modern style action, a 3 quarter plate and it's designed to have tiny uniform hammers but someone put modern ones on it long the way so I'm changing them back during the restoration. The scale starts out at F1 and ends at A7. It's probably one of the cottage models since the cabinet is really compact and very simple but doesn't have a lot of details besides a carved panel on the front that lets the sound out.
@@user-lh3uz1cp7y That's interesting. It may well be that no bell pianos have made it to my country. :-( I'd be interested to find out in what ways it is different from the German pianos from the same period that we usually encounter over here.
@@oliveemilwetter8387 It would be different in more ways than the average Canadian piano since it was a period instrument of a by gone era when it was made but the action is mostly the same besides working more like a console piano than an upright not having long rods at the bottom of the action but sitting directly on the capstans and is less consistent with modern hammers than pianos designed for them. The strings are also the same depth from the action across all registers since the hammers were suppose to be the same but the hammers it has account for that at the expense of making it harder to play.
Cross stringing has been a thing since the 1850s when the modern piano minus 3 notes first came around and was just an option back when you had a choice. I got to play one made by Ronisch in 1857 which was cross strung and all modern on the inside but the soundboard was in pieces so I didn't hear the true sound.
The piano I have however is strait strung with 77 keys and 2 strings per note and the sound is magical and more clean than a cross strung piano where the bass overpowers the tenor section and ruins the kind of music I write. Because of this, I wouldn't saw cross strung pianos have a better quality of sound but a bigger sound at the cost of some of the quality and clarity.
@@user-lh3uz1cp7y Fascinating! Thanks for commenting. May I ask what kind of piano you have?
@@oliveemilwetter8387 I have an upright made by bell piano and organ co with a modern style action, a 3 quarter plate and it's designed to have tiny uniform hammers but someone put modern ones on it long the way so I'm changing them back during the restoration. The scale starts out at F1 and ends at A7.
It's probably one of the cottage models since the cabinet is really compact and very simple but doesn't have a lot of details besides a carved panel on the front that lets the sound out.
@@user-lh3uz1cp7y That's interesting. It may well be that no bell pianos have made it to my country. :-( I'd be interested to find out in what ways it is different from the German pianos from the same period that we usually encounter over here.
@@oliveemilwetter8387 It would be different in more ways than the average Canadian piano since it was a period instrument of a by gone era when it was made but the action is mostly the same besides working more like a console piano than an upright not having long rods at the bottom of the action but sitting directly on the capstans and is less consistent with modern hammers than pianos designed for them.
The strings are also the same depth from the action across all registers since the hammers were suppose to be the same but the hammers it has account for that at the expense of making it harder to play.
Why not a piano with flatwound strings?