Byron, How's the voicing on the piano? In a high/hard use situation, hard, bright hammers can cause all kinds of broken string problems. If this isn't the problem, contact Don Manino at Kawai and get his suggestions. DMannino@kawaius.com Avery At 12:52 PM 02/04/03 -0800, 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. > > <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > >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: > > > >1. Could it be a flaw in the piano design or construction? > > > >2. If anything can be done to make these strings less susceptible to breakage? > > > >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. > > > >Thanks > > > >Byron Quam piano tuning and repair > >Vancouver BC
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