Regarding string breakage on the new M&H BB. The bearing angle in the tenor agraffe and lower capo-bar sections of the former Aeolian M&H BB was horrible, in my opinion - just begging for trouble. It's not that bad on the new ones, but still too much, in my opinion. I complained to M&H about this, but I got nowhere with it - as if I didn't know what I was talking about, so I just dropped the subject. I don't think moving the hammers farther out on the shanks will help. By the time you move them enough to make much difference, you will either have them completely off the shanks, or else have the action to the point where it won't work. I'm talking about the tenor section, not the top treble. In many respects, the new M&H BB is a fine piano, but it could be a lot better with just a few design detail modifications. Jim Ellis, RPT
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