wire problems?

[David Ilvedson]

Hey Alan,

How did that piano stability problem end up?  Did you guys
tighten the plate/pinblock screws?

David I.



----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Pianotech <pianotech@ttlv.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:43:15 -0700
Subject: Re: wire problems?

>I have on a old Kawai. It was being played hard so my take on it was fast
>repeat playing that when the wire was peaked out the next play was
>administered and doing this enough time the string failed. I have wondered
>if a lot of fast playing may even creat a little heat friction. That may be
>a dumb statement. Oh well.

>Alan Meyer
>Las Vegas
>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 3:50 AM
>Subject: wire problems?


>> Greetings,
>>     I have recently had to repair two broken strings on a 1 year old
>Steinway
>> L.  The wire size was #18 and both strings were broken at the bridge pin.
>> (two separate notes)
>>    Anybody else seeing any of this sort of string failure?
>> REgards,
>> Ed Foote