I service pianos on several cruise ships at the Port of Tampa. The environment these pianos are in is very stable and I've never seen any evidence of the "salt air" affecting the pianos. The windows on the ships do not open - each floor is the size of a football stadium - and there are usually about 10 floors - the AC is on 24/7. These pianos don't see any significant overnight humidity changes at all (except if they go into dry dock for repairs.....). I sure don't have any answers for you Phil - sorry. Why they would break at night rather than while he is playing sure is puzzling. How big are the ship's mice? Is this a Carnival ship with a C6? Nice. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- SNIP > Perhaps the moisture on the ship changed dramatically for some reason and > the strings, already weakened by salt air, just snapped as the tension > increased. > > Jim Johnson > ----- Original Message ----- >> 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
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