dangerous pianos

[Avery Todd]

Kenny,

Glad you're still OK! :-) One comment. C-4, in "pianotechese", is 
traditionally
middle C! I'm assuming you're talking about C1, note #4. Sorry. Just my "anal"
tendencies coming to the front! :-)

Avery

At 02:09 PM 06/19/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi list.
>
>I could have lost an eye, once upon a time, while working for the piano 
>store. I had spliced a bass string, about C-4. on a very old upright. The 
>knot broke, a sharp sliver of broken piano wire hit the plate, sparks 
>flew, the piece then flew within a small fraction of an inch from the 
>corner of my eye. I seldom splice bass stings any more, especially on the 
>older models.
>
>Kenny Finlayson, RPT