Many innovations come from the CAUT technicians because they are faced with different situations than we who do mostly tuning and repairs on home pianos. Therefore, I have a question. But first let me explain my situation. The cruise ship that I have been tuning for for about 4 or 5 years has decided to change their entertainment to a "Dueling Pianos" format. To prepare for this my supervisor and I changed the bass strings on both pianos to low tension strings and replaced the hammers with totally untreated ones. The purpose of this was to eliminate or at least lessen string breakage. Well, after the first week of dueling there were 5 broken strings between the two pianos. My next visit is scheduled 2 weeks from now. I shudder to think what I might find. My question is this: Does anyone have a magic formula for preventing bass string breakage under heavy use? I would be grateful for any suggestions. Ted Simmons Merritt Island, FL
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