Wound Wire breakage in churchs

[Matthew J. Todd]

Well, when one thing doesn't work, go and do something else to pinpoint
this problem.  Seven RPT's in the area told me that my playing is not the
cause for this massive string breakage.  And if it was, I would go out
and buy a Steinway to relinquish the problem once and for all.  Maybe if
this technician would quit using wire bought by the bulk and try the
German made Roulau (sp?) wire, the problem will be solved.


Matthew

On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:41:40 -0700 Susan Kline <skline@proaxis.com>
writes:
> 
> >> 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
> 
> Don't think that the maintenance is for nothing, Matthew. 
> Your "confidence", or the "gospel damage" from some earlier 
> player who felt the spirit has left the wire already work 
> hardened and ready to break. 
> 
> Now, if the piano had been _restrung_ as well as regulated 
> and the hammers replaced or reshaped, and you _still_ were 
> breaking wire, it might be time to consider your technique. 
> There are ways and ways of getting tone, you know. 
> 
> Susan
> 
>
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> >> > "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
> >