---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment And how much DOES he charge? I haven't seen it posted! Avery At 04:51 PM 12/3/04, you wrote: >"occasionally strings break, but I carry spares and they are easy to >replace." > >"Then why do you charge so much to replace them", the piano owner asks..... > >Terry Farrell >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net>Mike Kurta >To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech >Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:23 PM >Subject: Re: How to avoid breaking a string... > > I have tuned many pianos several semitones flat by overpulling way > above pitch in one pass without breakage. We've all seen older uprights > that were nothing but a ball of rust, and no breakage. It also happens > that fairly new instruments will break a string by barely moving the pin. > Every piano I junk, I tighten each string to the breaking point just > to see what it takes to make it fail. Often the pin rotates 1/2 turn > before the string lets go. On other occasions (sometimes within the same > piano) just touching the string will make it snap. > My conclusion is that there is no rhyme or reason and no predicting > string breakage. I also believe there is no cure-all method to avoid > string breakage. I've tried letting down tension first, lubrication of > various types, hammer technique, etc, and they still may let > go. Fortunately, it doesn't happen that often, and if in doubt, I > mention to the customer that "occasionally strings break, but I carry > spares and they are easy to replace." This opens the possibility to the > customer, but minimizes the seriousness. > Mike Kurta > Auburn, NY ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/59/c6/be/90/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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