Yamaha C3 problem

[Frank Cahill]

Don wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I am having a problem with a 1.5 year old C3. On two occasions string #39
> (A2 bass side) has broken. Both times at the bridge (sounding length side).
> Has anyone had similar problems?
> 
> And, yes, it is in a church. I have suggested using a microphone and sound
> system with the instrument and providing the pianist with a monitor, and
> have deliberately reduced hammer blow on this note.
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
> 
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
> 
> drose@dlcwest.com
> http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/
> 3004 Grant Rd.
> REGINA, SK
> S4S 5G7
> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner


Watch the piano player. I bet he or she is not letting the dampers down.
Playing lout with the dampers up is a recipe for broken strings.  Oh,
they seem to break at the bridge.
-- 

Frank Cahill
Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild
Northern Va