[pianotech] String Breakage

[Chuck Vetter]

More than half of the strings that I have broken while tuning are on P22s. I 
don't know if it a scaling issue or what, but any of the wrapped strings are 
vulnerable.
Chuck V
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Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:34 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
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>