Hello, Probably it will break, or the Becket have pulled out, check the bridge pins just in case, and the seating on the frame pin(easely bended) I noticed that in concert, when under banging I hear unissons slipping awfully, the string break ASAP afterthat. Best Regard Isaac OLEG Entretien et réparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de Joe And Penny Goss > Envoyé : mercredi 14 mai 2003 04:16 > À : Pianotech > Objet : Re: Today's Mystery - String Gone Flat > > > Hi Terry, > The string has moved on the hitch pin! > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:57 PM > Subject: Today's Mystery - String Gone Flat > > > > Tuned a 1960 Wurly spinet 2 months ago. 80 cent pitch > raise and a tuning. > Piano in very good condition. Lady calls me up a couple > days ago and says > one note has gone bad. She plays it over the phone and this > thing is REALLY > baaaaad. She said piano had been fine for two months and > then the other > morning the daughter went to practice and.... Yucko! > > > > I go there this morning and check it out. F4 has left > string about 80 > cents flat, center string about 60 cents flat and right > string up to pitch. > (Left and center strings are contiguous.) All other strings > are up to pitch. > Tuning pins are tight, hitch pin has not moved/broken, > bridge pins appear > tight and unmoved, string not broke. > > > > So what is the deal? What happened? > > > > The only thing I can figure is something like the string > was not seated > well on the hitch pin (or maybe a bridge pin) and had been > close to moving > for years, and the added tension after the pitch raise made > the string > closer to readjusting on the hitch pin, and finally it did > and the string > went flat. That's all I can speculate. Anyone else? > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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