I have to disagree with /"never". /If you are on the wrong pin due to inexperience or lack of attention, then you did break the string and the customer should not pay to have it fixed. In my opinion of course. Mike McCoy Langhorne, PA. Leslie Bartlett wrote: > Interesting. Several local techs, including one very conservatively > religious say, "Never say /I broke a string./ Say instead that /a > string broke." / > > David Ilvedson wrote: >> Speaking of the wrong way...I wouldn't be breaking strings for >> practice in my primary piano. Use an old piano...jig...whatever... >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, CA 94044 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Original message >> From: "Matthew Todd" >> To: "Pianotech List" >> Received: 7/22/2008 8:10:43 PM >> Subject: Re: Breaking a String >> >> In regards to No. 3, I remember when I was 15 I watched the piano >> tuner tune the piano in our church sanctuary. On one note he was >> hitting, he had his hammer on a different pin, there was no pitch >> change, and did indeed break the string, so that was his fault. He >> left me the bill, and I noticed he still charged for the string >> repair. I will never forget that! >> >> I guess in a way it is good to see how some people do things the >> wrong way, so you know how not to do it! >> >> >> Matthew >> >> > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.4/1566 - Release Date: 7/22/2008 6:00 AM > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080723/2b073809/attachment.html
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