How to avoid breaking a string... another question

[pianolover 88]

<<I was just more
or less setting the pins and strings and had 2 bass strings pop. >>



They could have broken for several reasons, not the least of which is the 
age of the piano/strings. They just might have reached their maximum stretch 
point, became very brittle, or unknown to you they got 'snagged" on one of 
the bearing points. Where did it break? At the coil, at the hitch or bridge 
pin area, or elsewhere? I ALWAYS use protek on ALL bearing points, and 
whether it's just my luck, or it really works, i have not had a single 
broken string, bass or otherwise, for a long, long time. Of course, even a 
NEW piano string can break either when tuning or playing, but it's rare. 
Defects can be the culprit sometimes as nothing is perfect ALL THE TIME.  
Ooops, hope I  didn't just "jinx" myself! :)

Terry Peterson



----Original Message Follows----
From: &quot;Benny L. Tucker&quot; &lt;precisionpiano@alltel.net&gt;
Reply-To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
To: &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
Subject: How to avoid breaking a string...   another question
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:57:06 -0500

Just yesterday I was tuning an old Story &amp; Clark spinet. First pass 
pitch
raise from about 35 cents flat went just fine. Second pass, I was just more
or less setting the pins and strings and had 2 bass strings pop. What I
don't understand is why after pulling up from 35 cents flat they didn't pop
then. Only while settling the pins and strings with very, very small
movements did they break. Strings &quot;looked&quot; to be in really good 
shape. No
rust or corrosion, and I always let down before pulling up anyway, at least
during the initial pitch correction. This has happened to me on several
occasions lately. This has just got me to wondering if I'm doing something
wrong or does anyone else ever experience this? One good thing about this is
that I'm now real good at string splicing.
Have a great day!

Benny L. Tucker
Yamaha Factory Tuner
Precision Piano Tuning &amp; Repair
Thomaston, Ga.



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