verrry interesting!! :-)

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: <JIMRPT@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: March 05, 2003 7:29 PM
Subject: verrry interesting!! :-)


> The bass strings are out and I was in the process of removing tension from
> the tenor section.....when 'pong''' a string broke in the octave 5/6
> section!! as I kept removing tension from the tenor, strings kept popping
in
> the 5/6 area...a total of six altogether
>  As I was relieving tension in the 5/6 area the strings in the top section
> 6/7/8 starting breaking also !!
>  Now the strings that broke were all kinda really rusty and broke fairly
> easily but I thought it was a perfect example of plate stress and stress
> transferance............
> I have never had this happen to me before.

I have. Only once--it was a Rippen vertical with no back and the whole thing
was doing some twisting.

I'd really like to see a picture of this plate. And a copy of the scale, if
you took one. String lengths and diameters. Something is fishy.

Del