I think you play with a little too much confidence...this has all been hashed out before...mics, monitor(s) for the pianist, no coffee for the pianist on Sundays. David Ilvedson, RPT To: pianotech@ptg.org Date sent: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 06:13:33 -0700 Subject: Re: Wound Wire breakage in churchs From: "Matthew J. Todd" <pianotech88@juno.com> Send reply to: pianotech@ptg.org > Well, I take that all back. I just broke a string playing a special in > church last Sunday, so I had to modulate. Oh well, maybe one day piano > technicians will care for piano's the way the owners would like them > too!! > > > Matthew Todd > Woodland, WA > > On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 00:00:20 +0200 Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net> > writes: > > Amazing what a little straightforward service will do eh ?? I can > > only wish > > that folks would start listening to those "crazy piano tuners" who > > keep > > trying to convince owners of the value of taking good care of their > > instruments. Ah.. perhaps one day.. > > > > Richard Brekne > > I.C.P.T.G. N.P.T.F. > > Bergen, Norway > > > > "Matthew J. Todd" wrote: > > > > > Greetings to all, > > > > > > I have been reading the postings about this topic with great > > interest. I > > > play on a Mason and Hamlin at my church. In the past two years, I > > have > > > broken 71 strings (15 bass). We do not have a church band, just a > > piano, > > > organ, violin, and flute. I do not play forcefully to be heard, > > but I > > > play with confidence, a quality every church pianist should have. > > About > > > three weeks ago, I got our church piano tech to do a complete > > voicing and > > > reshaping of the hammers. I am happy to say that not one string > > has > > > broken since then! > > > > > > Matthew > > > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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