Breaking strings on a new Kawai grand

[Greg Newell]

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Byron,
         I doubt very seriously that there could be any kind of a flaw that 
you would not already have caught. I sounds as though she is (they are) 
beating the snot out of this poor piano. Have you noticed whether or not 
you are replacing strings you've already replaced once before? This would 
be the "tell all" for me. If so it's their fault for sure. If not, it could 
have been a bad batch of string.
         I don't quite understand the need people have to play this hard. I 
would think it would be quite painful. Not only on the hands but on the 
ears as well. Go figure.

Greg Newell



At 03:52 PM 2/4/2003, you wrote:

>I recently tuned a four-year-old Kawai GE3 and ended up replacing 13 
>broken strings  (26 unisons). I found out that the client has broken 
>twenty some strings since she bought the piano. She is a tiny (100 lbs) 
>third year performance piano University student that is studying under a 
>Russian instructor. The Russian instructor possibly explains the banging 
>technique that she has acquired. She told me that she has broken strings 
>on other pianos. All of the broken strings are in the high mid-treble and 
>low high-treble and broken at the capo bar and some of the replaced 
>strings have been broken.
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>I realize that this piano would probably not have any problems in 95 
>percent of the homes it would be placed in because the players would not 
>pound so. However I'm wondering:
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>1. Could it be a flaw in the piano design or construction?
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>2. If anything can be done to make these strings less susceptible to breakage?
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>Any insight would be appreciated. These strings are covered by warranty 
>but the situation is not good because she has to practice on a piano with 
>missing strings or newly replaced (constantly going flat) strings.
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>Thanks
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>Byron Quam piano tuning and repair
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>Vancouver BC
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Greg Newell
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