Wound Wire breakage in churchs

[David ilvedson]

I think you play with a little too much confidence...this has all 
been hashed out before...mics, monitor(s) for the pianist, no 
coffee for the pianist on Sundays.

David Ilvedson, RPT

To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Date sent:      	Tue, 19 Oct 1999 06:13:33 -0700
Subject:        	Re: Wound Wire breakage in churchs
From:           	"Matthew J. Todd" <pianotech88@juno.com>
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> Well, I take that all back.  I just broke a string playing a special in
> church last Sunday, so I had to modulate.  Oh well, maybe one day piano
> technicians will care for piano's the way the owners would like them
> too!!
> 
> 
> Matthew Todd
> Woodland, WA
> 
> On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 00:00:20 +0200 Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
> writes:
> > Amazing what a little straightforward service will do eh ?? I can 
> > only wish
> > that folks would start listening to those "crazy piano tuners" who 
> > keep
> > trying to convince owners of the value of taking good care of their
> > instruments. Ah..  perhaps one day..
> > 
> > Richard Brekne
> > I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
> > Bergen, Norway
> > 
> > "Matthew J. Todd" wrote:
> > 
> > > Greetings to all,
> > >
> > > I have been reading the postings about this topic with great 
> > interest.  I
> > > play on a Mason and Hamlin at my church.  In the past two years, I 
> > have
> > > broken 71 strings (15 bass).  We do not have a church band, just a 
> > piano,
> > > organ, violin, and flute.  I do not play forcefully to be heard, 
> > but I
> > > play with confidence, a quality every church pianist should have.  
> > About
> > > three weeks ago, I got our church piano tech to do a complete 
> > voicing and
> > > reshaping of the hammers.  I am happy to say that not one string 
> > has
> > > broken since then!
> > >
> > > Matthew
> > 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net