Bass string fest

[Jeff Tanner]

I'm wrapping up my 5th school year and I've replaced one bass string in one
of our "new" Baldwin 6000s and Baldwin replaced that one under warranty if
I remember correctly.  In the corner of my shop there are the remains of
several sets of universals hanging on their original rings on coat hooks in
a corner of the shop, hung there by my predecessor.  He used key leveling
leads to weight them down and aside from a set or two, they now hang fairly
straight.  There is a 25 year old set of bass strings for a Steinway D
still in the box in one of the cabinets, less one single bass he used as a
replacement probably 20 years ago.  I've noticed maybe 6 or 8 universals in
the pianos we kept after the 77 piano purchase in 1995.  So, it looks to me
as if there haven't been many bass strings changed here in a long time.

I'd hate to have to know I was placing an order to Mapes once a week!  My
budget wouldn't handle that very well.
Jeff


> This is interesting. I've been here at UA for almost 2 years, and I have
>had two bass strings break. Either you guys have harder players, or I'm
>extremely lucky. How many bass strings to some of you replace per
>week/year?
>
> Wim


Jeff Tanner
Piano Technician
School of Music
813 Assembly ST
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803)-777-4392
jtanner@mozart.sc.edu