Breaking a String

[Garret Traylor]

I have learned on unfamiliar and sometimes familiar under pitch pianos to
relax the string before bringing up the pitch.  Almost inevitably when I
forget to do this "Ping!" a broken string.

Garret

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mike McCoy
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:14 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Breaking a String

 

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

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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

 

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