Wound Wire breakage in churchs

[Matthew J. Todd]

No mics!!!  I have tried that once before, and I had a lot of complaints
because of it.  It was not the sound tech's fault either.  I just
probably need a larger piano.  I do have a question, though.  What would
cause a hammer shaft to split and not just the string??  I did that once,
and I couldn't understand why the string did not go instead.  Anyway, I
think I should just practice on Steinways, so I only have to worry about
getting it tuned each day, rather than getting the strings replaced each
week.

>I think you play with a little too much confidence
That is an assumption on your part.

I will probably just rebuild this piano first.


Matthew

On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:05:26 -0700 "David ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net>
writes:
> 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