String breaking

[Steven J. Richardson]

A joke was intended:  If you tune all of the strings
of the piano to A440, the left half will be broken...

Steve R.
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  >Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:54:42 -0700 (MST)
  >From: ATodd@UH.EDU
  >Subject: Re: String breaking
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  >Tuning to A440 is likely the cause of the string breakage. This problem is
  >indicated if you find the problem is mostly in the left halve of the
  >keyboard. Try tuning each note to it$s own appropriate frequency; only one
  >note should be tuned to A440. It's true this will take longer, so charge
  >accordingly.
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  >   I don't understand this. Yes, only one note is tuned to A-440, but
  >everything else is tuned in relation to that. Am I misunderstanding?
  >
  >Avery Todd
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