Subject: Re: [pianotech] Spontaneous String Breakage >> Miami Beach > I've been told, besides a heavy hand, excessive use of the sustain pedal > can also cause string breakage. > > Duaine > > -- > Duaine Hechler Duaine, I'm having trouble imagining how the dampers leaving the surface of the string with the pedal could contribute to string breakage. Isn't the damper off the string anyway when the hammer impacts ? Any explanation of this theory appreciated, Tom Driscoll >
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