On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, burgess macneal wrote: > I have a Kimball church piano with a "normal" string breakage history > for hard playing... maybe one bass string every year or two. > > All of a sudden, in one month, they've broken 12 treble strings (6 pairs > - 4 of them contiguous) and 2 at the highest note in tenor/treble break > (C-5). Same pianist as always. > > Breaks seemed to occur at plate bridge. Bridge seemed smooth, > unmarred. Strings not rusty. > > Any ideas on what's happening? > > Carolyn Macneal > Associate - Roanoke PTG Chapter > Yes, The pianist plays too heavy. Get him/her a mic and a big amplifier and speakers. Of course replace the strings when strings break at the V-bar, it is almost always from very heavy repetitive playing. Jim Coleman, Sr.
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