Just a quick opinion that it would be very strange for bad wire to break at the nut, especially two new pieces installed in the same place. Much more likely at the tuning pin, where stress is highest. I'd look carefully at the nut, the angle the string leaves the nut for the tuning pin, and general stringing technique. I might also call the maker at this point, and ask if others have had your problem. Fred Sturm Stephen Birkett wrote: > > > In that case, design scaling is reasonable (e.g. > 2 s.t. to breaking for Rose > yellow brass), so your problem lies in either a mechanical reason (as several > have already offered suggestions for something which is causing a localized > point of high stress) or the wire you have is bad. > > Stephen > > Stephen Birkett Fortepianos > Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos > 464 Winchester Drive > Waterloo, Ontario > Canada N2T 1K5 > tel: 519-885-2228 > mailto: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca
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