[pianotech] string breakage, distressed underlevers

[James Frazee]

I can tell you in all my years of study (I'm now 63), both at Indiana University and Juilliard, not a single professor or teacher ever mentioned this or probably even knew about it.  A possible route for you is the technician who is at Juilliard now:  Masayuki Takaku,  email at mtakaku at juilliard.edu.  Good luck!