Talking to tech support is a good idea, but I'm not sure Kawai supports Boston, even though they manufacture them.? They are not responsible for the design.? I've had small issues with a Boston upright before, and was told I need to talk to the Boston company.? I'd call Steinway and see if I talk to the Boston division to see what they suggest. Also, backing the letoff away from the string a bit and shaping/voicing the hammers will ease the piano's pain.? I've some clients with a Rieger-Kloss (Bohemia) 158 cm grand.? It belongs to a family with a teenage kid who's playing lots of Liszt and some other pieces that call for serious thrashing of the keyboard.? He broke string after string.? The hammers were getting mis-shapen and overly hard from all the use/abuse.? I told them that they NEED to have the hammers shaped and voiced, which they did--after Bohemia went way above and beyond in sending a set of replacement bass strings (they make their own).? I also backed the letoff down a bit.? We'll see how this works out... Dave Stahl, RPT Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ -----Original Message----- From: PAULREVENKOJONES <paulrevenkojones at aol.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 9:14 pm Subject: Re: Church breaking wound strings Consider consulting with Don Mannino at Kawai. My experience in general with Kawai Technical Support has been quite pleasing. I'd think that they might be willing to rescale for strength. Worth a try? ? Paul ? "If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie) ? ? In a message dated 08/06/07 22:50:38 Central Daylight Time, ifixpiano at gmail.com writes: Hi Michelle, I had the same problem with a KG-2 in a church here in Wisconsin, heavy handed player breaking bass strings. Mapes offered to use a heavier core and lighter winding making the string the same weight but harder to break! They have all the scalings for Kawai pianos, probably Bostons too since Kawai builds them, I'd check w/them and see if it's possible. It solved my problem! Mike ? On 8/6/07, Michelle Smith <michelle at smithpianoservice.com> wrote: Hi from hot and muggy Texas.? I have an African-American church that is breaking wound strings on an upright Boston on a regular basis.? (Replaced 5 a few months ago and now they've called with more.)? I'm sure they're aware that they need to back off but it's just not going to happen.? ? Is there any kind of amplification system for uprights that would give them some significant volume? ? I'd really like to see them purchase a digital keyboard (I know Jack Wyatt.? It's NOT a digital piano!) but the Boston was donated. ? Thanks! ? Michelle Smith Smith Piano Service Bastrop, Texas (512) 466-0238 michelle at smithpianoservice.com ? ? ? -- Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com ? ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070807/dbc3543b/attachment.html
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