I think more than anything you have to restring the top sections for a long time cure... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Michael Magness" <IFixPianos at yahoo.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 9/3/2009 1:18:31 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] bushings migrating >On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Laura Read <lauraread at earthlink.net> wrote: >> I had my first encounter with a C3 the other day, also with some concern. I >> replaced 2 broken strings in the upper treble and found at least 6 others >> in >> the same area that had previously been replaced. Is this an inherent >> problem >> in the C3? What might be causing it? >> >> Laura Read >> >> >> >Hi Laura, >I have a couple of C#'s that I tune regularly that break strings. In both >cases they are in schools, have slightly rusty, just dots of rust, strings >and are either 30+ years old or are approaching that age. The hammers have >passed through the mellow stage and are now hardening with age, couple that >with the high tension scale of the C3 and you get increased breakage. The >cure is new hammers, barring that, shaping, voicing and regulating will help >for the short term but for that kind of money a little more will fix it >permanently. >Mike >-- >I intend to live forever. So far, so good. >Steven Wright >Michael Magness >Magness Piano Service >608-786-4404 >www.IFixPianos.com >email mike at ifixpianos.com
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