PJR wrote: > After being called three times in a six month period to replace broken > treble strings on a ten year old Yammy C6 piano on a ship, I chided > the piano player (the only one) of having a heavy hand. He confided > that he has never broken a string while playing. They always break at > night and are there when he uses the piano the next day. It has not > been my experience that strings break "in the night," but I haven't > stayed up that many nights observing them. Was he jivin' me, or have > others had this experience too? > > Phil Ryan > Miami Beach I've been told, besides a heavy hand, excessive use of the sustain pedal can also cause string breakage. Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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