This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The heavy use of sustain pedal while attack is very efficient at breaking strings, that is why I thought of the unisson tuning reason (too much energy since the attack) Regards. Isaac OLEG -----Message d'origine----- De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part de Wimblees@AOL.COM Envoye : vendredi 5 avril 2002 20:46 A : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Re: Scale tension 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 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/88/e0/fe/9c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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