Scale tension

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 4/5/02 11:29:12 AM Central Standard Time, 
dm.porritt@verizon.net writes:


> I think soft hammers break more strings than hard ones.  Why?
> Because the pianist wants a certain sound for the fff climax of the
> piece.  If the hammers are soft, he/she has to hit the keys harder.
> Still not enough sound, hit them harder yet.  Bang!  It happens all
> the time.
> 
> dave
> 
> 

I do agree that a pianist wants to hear a loud sound, and he will play hard, 
but I don't think it is necessarily the condition of the hammers. The same 
pianist who broke strings on his B, didn't break them on the D in the concert 
hall, either before the concert when he practiced, and during the concert. 
And he played the Rach 3, quite a loud and boisterous piece, to say the 
least. 

I think part of the problem is the playing technique. Some pianist have a 
technique that will cause strings to break, regardless whether they are soft 
or not. A very good jazz player in St. Louis had reputation of breaking 
strings. It was something in his attacking the notes that caused strings to 
break. A lot of fundamental churches break strings, because they constantly 
play hard. So I don't think it is all related to the condition of hammers.

Wim 

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