[CAUT] Case of the mysteriously breaking treble strings

[Jeff Olson]

Michelle "Very" Stranges:

<I vote that the bridge was maybe kinda sorta doing something rather
 "funny", yaknowwhatimean??>

God help me, but I think I do :-).  Actually, this is the closest to being 
right, though I'm not sure I can award you my planned 20 Bonus Points 
without something a bit more specific.

It seems to me you did pretty well on guessing a mystery problem awhile 
back, too.

JeffO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle Stranges" <stranges@Oswego.EDU>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Case of the mysteriously breaking treble strings


>I vote that the bridge was maybe kinda sorta doing something rather 
>"funny", yaknowwhatimean??
>
> :)
>
> (Sorry - just got out of a (di)faculty meeting... more like an  episode of 
> Romper Room...)
>
> Sheesh!!
>
> :(
> Michelle
>
> On Oct 5, 2005, at 8:24 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:
>
>> JeffO,
>>
>> You didn't say _where_ they broke, did you?
>>
>> Were the pins driven so far that the string rode up and over the  lowest 
>> coil and broke at that point?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jeff Olson [mailto:jlolson@cal.net]
>>> Sent: 04 October 2005 22:44
>>> To: College and University Technicians
>>> Subject: [CAUT] Case of the mysteriously breaking treble strings
>>>
>>> Speaking of UFOs, I was having trouble identifying the cause for a
>>> stubbornly breaking treble string in the high treble of an older 
>>> upright.
>>>
>>> It began with one string that broke twice.  The first time, I  assumed 
>>> I'd
>>> nicked it or something installation.  The second time, I wondered  if it 
>>> was
>>> hanging up on something.  But I'd cleaned and polished the  pressure 
>>> bar, and
>>> I didn't spot anything abrasive on the bridge or harp.
>>>
>>> Then, as I started chipping the piano to pitch, several more  strings 
>>> broke
>>> in the high treble (#13).  I decided to measure the wire, though  it was
>>> coming fresh out of a new packet (Roslau), and was surprised that the
>>> labeled 13 was actually 13 1/2.  That seemed odd, but not likely  to 
>>> explain
>>> the breakage.  In any case, I switched to 13 -- actually micced it  this
>>> time -- and the strings still broke.
>>>
>>> Then, finally, I figured it out.  Any ideas about what the  "mystery 
>>> cause"
>>> was?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> JeffO
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Conrad Hoffsommer
>> I tried to get a life once, but they were all out of stock.
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