Avery - I recline corrected. David Skolnik At 05:40 PM 2/5/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Hi David, > >Beg to differ here about the hardness of hammers: :-) > >Quote: "How's the voicing on the piano? In a high/hard use situation, >hard, bright hammers can cause all kinds of broken string problems." > >Avery > >At 08:10 PM 02/04/03 -0500, you wrote: >>Byron- >> >>First, did you mean a model GE30? (5'5"). I don't see any GE3 on the >>Kawai website. No one has addressed the stringing scale, hardness of >>hammers, shape and hardness of capo bar, angle of strings coming off capo >>bar (any front duplex?) on this fairly short model piano Why don't you >>have her practice a bit next time you're there (before you tune)? It >>might give you an idea of how much her style is contributing to the >>problem. Of no relevance to this issue, but out of curiosity, how would >>you describe the degree of torque on the tuning pins? >> >>Good luck >> >>David Skolnik >>Hastings, NY >> >> >>At 12:52 PM 2/4/2003 -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 >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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