Piano Breaks in Yo-Yo Ma Concert

[Thomas D. Seay, III]

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Hi John,

After reading a description of the problem in another article about 
this, it seems that, according to the author, a jack tender became 
unglued and the hammer was blocking on the string. After what was 
probably a judicious application of superglue to the parts, the 
concert continued and the "piano doctor/repair expert was the hero 
(for once).

Tom



>I wonder who they get to write these articles. Kind of makes me wonder what
>the real problem was.
>I have done a few last minute repairs with the crowd in the house, but in the
>middle of the concert with applause following, must have been a rush for the
>tech.
>
>John Stroup
>
>
>Piano Breaks in Yo-Yo Ma Concert
>
>.c The Associated Press
>
>
>LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luckily for Yo-Yo Ma, there was a doctor in the house.
>
>A concert featuring the cellist had an unexpected delay when a 9-foot
>Steinway piano broke in the middle of Beethoven's Triple Concerto.
>
>Although Ma waved his handkerchief inside the piano in an attempt to rouse
>the ailing instrument, it took a piano doctor waiting in the wings to set
>things straight.
>
>As the repair expert hustled on stage Thursday to fix the concert grand
>piano, Ma and other musicians entertained the giggling crowd of 1,800 at the
>University of California, Los Angeles.
>
>In less than 10 minutes, a tiny platform that holds the keystroking levers
>was fixed, and the show went on to the applause of the audience, some of whom
>had paid $500 for their seats.

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