string breakage at becket

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed Oct 17 06:17 MDT 2001



Rolf von Walthausen & Nancy Larson wrote:

> List:
> I've been been servicing a Steinway D in a teaching studio that has had
> a string breakage problem at the tuning pin becket since it was restrung
> 4-5 years ago.   There is no apparent rust or corrosion visible.  The
> stings usually break during tuning -- only sometimes during playing --
> but never at the usual breakage points.  The only problem I can see is
> that the pins were never tapped down into the block far enough,
> measuring an inch or more from plate to top of pin.
>

Was there any work done to the capo bar at the time of restringing ?


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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
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