[pianotech] broken strings

[Dean May]

Greg, I suspect the strings themselves may share some of the blame if the
piano is 15-25 years old. It is a higher tension scale, been played very
hard, and the strings may be fatiguing due to work hardening. If the piano
is in that age range I would certainly add that to the list of factors when
discussing it with your customer. They need to understand that they own the
problem: they have an aging piano that has been played very hard all its
life. Would they expect a car that has been driven hard for 25 years to not
have any problems? The piano likely has multiple problems and needs a lot of
things addressed. But the problem will never go away, no matter how much
stuff you replace, until the pianist backs off the right hand.
 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Greg Hollister
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:46 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] broken strings


I am servicing a Young Chang grand with a history of string breakage in the
top 3 octaves of the piano. The hammers have never been shaped and are quite
flat . I'm going to restore the hammer shape but  I'm not sure that's the
whole story.  Obviously the pianist has been getting carried away with his
right hand, but are the strings themselves ever to blame? I've told the
music director that shaping and voicing the hammers may not be a cure all
for the breakage but that it will be worth doing in any case.  I guess I
just looking for some feedback as to whether I'm taking this in the right
direction.  I appreciate any help. 

Greg Hollister RPT

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