Scale tension

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 4/4/02 2:27:46 PM Central Standard Time, 
baoli_liu@yahoo.com writes:


> I tuned a lot of Chinese pianos as well as Japanese
> and Korean pianos.My experience tells me that the
> strings of most Asia pianos are easier to break than
> that of US pianos.I am not sure if it's because of the
> tension difference or material property.
> 
> Baoli
> 
> 

But is it the high tension that causes the strings to break? Two of the piano 
faculty members here break a lot of strings on their B's. We have two Kawai's 
in our practice rooms, and the strings on them don't break as often as the 
ones on the Steinways. 

Wim 
U of Alabama

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