[pianotech] String Breakage

[David Ilvedson]

How about:

I hear the click, click, click 
the beats slowing wow, wow, wow
Hey, what's that thing on that TV set
Looks pretty cool, but what is it..."POW"

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: toddpianoworks at att.net
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 3/2/2010 7:34:04 AM
Subject: [pianotech] String Breakage


>List,

>I was tuning a Yamaha P22 this morning, when a monochord string broke while I was 
>tuning it.

>I use CyberTuner, and the note was almost in tune, just a tiny bit flat, and as I 
>turned the pin only one notch with my hammer to bring the note slightly above pitch 
>so I could settle it back to pitch, the string snapped.

>Is there any rhyme or reason why a string breakage such as this would occur?

>Matthew
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry