No you're not! As I pointed out, it was a fair comment - pointing out the obvious. No foul! Terry Farrell On Mar 2, 2010, at 3:27 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: > Ok, I'm just a snot. :-) > > P > > In a message dated 3/2/2010 2:20:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com > writes: > Well because at the time I had likely been in the business for two > years or so and didn't know much at all about string scales. Don't > really feel like I know a heck-of-a-lot about that topic even now, > but I sure knew less back then! > > You are correct to point that out though - anyone who has an > understanding of the basics of string scales should have a > reasonable handle on that. > > Terry Farrell > > On Mar 2, 2010, at 2:41 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: > >> Why? Way-average breaking percentage of 70% at pitch yields another >> three half steps of pitch (300 cents) rise to approach 100%. >> >> Paul >> >> In a message dated 3/2/2010 12:37:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com >> writes: >> I had a 1900 Everett grand with the original strings in my shop a >> few years ago for restringing and just for the yahoo of it my son >> and I decided to see just how far above pitch you could pull a >> string before it broke. We did maybe a dozen or so and pretty >> regularly we would pull them about 300 cents sharp before they >> broke. That surprised me a bit. >> >> Terry Farrell >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mike Kurta <mkurta1 at comcast.net> >>> To: toddpianoworks at att.net; pianotech at ptg.org >>> Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 7:57 am >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] String Breakage >>> >>> SNIP >>> We had a chapter meeting once where we took a junk piano and >>> everyone took a turn at purposely trying to break the strings. We >>> each brought our tuning wrench and took turns cranking tighter and >>> tighter until the strings broke. It was amazing! Most pins turned >>> 1/2 a turn or more before the string let go. >>> Again, there is no rhyme or reason...... >>> >>> Mike Kurta, RPT >>> Chicago chapter >> >> = > > = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100302/a837daa7/attachment.htm>
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