dangerous pianos?

[Isaac OLEG]

the danger is mostly for the ears - if the piano breaks it may be a
hard noise, if it does not the ears can be corrupted to hear a such
worn instrument .

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Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Pam Jenkins
> Envoye : vendredi 13 juin 2003 14:54
> A : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : dangerous pianos?
>
>
> Hello list,
> I just finished looking at an old upright for a friend and
> decided to try to
> get some answers to this question:  At what point do old
> pianos become
> dangerous?  I seem to remember hearing that the structure
> of a piano could
> become compromised to such an extent that it could actually
> "blow up"  under
> the weight of the string tension.  What can one look for to
> determine if old
> pianos are structurally sound?  This upright had a huge
> break in the sound
> board.  The crack extended at a 45 degree angle the entire
> range of the
> sound board and was over 1/2 inch wide at the most. I am
> not sure what role
> the sound board plays in the stability of the structure of
> the piano, but
> would love to hear your ideas.  I appreciate all your
> wisdom...thanks in
> advance.
>
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