---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On 27-mei-05, at 0:18, Barbara Richmond wrote: > > Hi all, > =A0 > Just wondering if anybody out there can tell me anything about Seiler=20= > pianos, specifically, the 8' grand, model 240(?) made 13 or 14 years=20= > ago.=A0 I serviced one when it was new for a few years until I moved=20= > away.=A0 I remember having to=A0stay on top of the voicing to keep it = from=20 > getting ugly (and to keep the front duplex from sizzling), but what I=20= > remember most of all was the time I was tuning and a bass string=20 > broke, FLEW=A0OUT of the piano across the room and hit an armoire.=A0=20= > Whew!=A0=A0 On another visit, a treble wire broke while I was tuning.=A0= So,=20 > in 3 or 4 years 2 strings broke.=A0=A0 Then I moved away.=A0 For a = long=20 > time, I wondered if somehow I could have had my tuning hammer on the=20= > wrong pin=A0when that bass string gave way.=A0 :-0 > =A0 > 10 years later, the customer finds out I'm back in the area and=20 > contacts me (that was nice).=A0 I guess the string breakage problem = got=20 > pretty bad and perhaps the tech that followed me, didn't voice much,=20= > if at all. =A0I imagine the piano could have gotten ugly fairly = quickly=20 > between not voicing and=A0having=A0strings replaced here and there.=A0 = It=20 > turns out that=A0the piano has been restrung=A0and some action work = was=20 > done by an expert from out of town.=A0 :-)=A0=A0 I=A0contacted the = tech who=20 > did the work and asked if the piano had been rescaled, he said no.=A0=20= > So, I guess I could be looking at the same problems all over again. > =A0 > Here's the question:=A0 Are these pianos prone to string breakage?=A0=A0= Is=20 > there something=A0about the scale?=A0 The piano is played a lot, and I=20= > *could* be mistaken, but I don't think the problem is=A0player abuse. > =A0 > Any comments? > =A0 > Thanks, > =A0 > Barbara Richmond, RPT > =A0 > =A0 Hello Barb, It might be possible that the strings break because the hammers are=20 worn and because the instrument needs regulation. Installing new hammers and making a brand new regulation usually solves=20= this problem. I work for the Amsterdam Conservatory, and the last 15 years the amount=20= of playing hours per day has dramatically increased, the more so,=20 because they decided to open the doors in the weekend as well. At the same time, the style of piano playing has changed dramatically=20 too, meaning that it has turned into top sport. String breaking galore. When strings start to break, it is always a sign for me to at least=20 regulate the instrument, and it is usually also a sign to install new=20 hammers. Then 'the beat' goes on for a couple of years without any string=20 breakage. btw, I have had the same with the Seiler 8' you described. I hope the expert from out of town put in the right strings. friendly greetings from Andr=E9 Oorebeek www.concertpianoservice.nl "Where music is no harm can be" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 3783 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/36/03/1a/11/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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