---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 5/1/2002 9:46:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, BobDavis88@AOL.COM writes: > Subj:Re: Bass strings/Willem's response > Date:5/1/2002 9:46:04 AM Pacific Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:BobDavis88@AOL.COM">BobDavis88@AOL.COM</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > Sent from the Internet > Rob ,Willem > > Yeah and imagine how you'd feel after being strung up at 160 > lbs of tension for a 100 years ,you'd be fatigued too. Two words, metal > fatigue > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dale >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > n a message dated 05/01/2002 8:54:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > Wimblees@AOL.COM writes: > > > Unlike bass strings, treble strings do not become "shot." > > Yes, they do become fatigued. Take as an example a practice room piano > which > is used 12 hours a day. It may go through a set of treble strings in a few > years. They may remain new and shiny looking, but they all break at the > capo. > The same process is at work on all pianos; the practice room situation just > > accelerates it. > > The customer isn't going to be happy with the instability of replacing > treble > strings one at a time. The extra day to do them all is well worth it. I > never > replace bass strings only unless the piano is VERY young and the bass > strings > are dead because of unusual circumstances. Someone else can take the > headache > of explaining to the client why his piano is never in tune. > > Bob Davis ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/62/7c/64/b4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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