[CAUT] Re. Flight of Broken Bass String

[Paul Chick (Earthlink)]

Subject: Re: [CAUT] Re. Flight of Broken Bass String

Well, I guess we could close the lid while tuning the bass. But what about
in
performance? I had one break1 during an anthem one time at a church where I
was pianist and it flew toward the choir. Thankfully no one got hit!

Avery

At 10:09 AM 3/25/2006, you wrote:
>Sounds like we should be doing something to secure bass strings in 
>older pianos (especially if they're aimed at the choir).  Is there 
>anything easier than double string braid?
>
>--Cy--

The lid up or down doesn't matter.  I had a bass string in the second octave
on an S&S M, break while tuning with the lid down.  It flew nearly 30 feet
across the front of the church.  I raised the lid to splice the string, and
the string failed again, sailing almost the distance of the first flight.  I
put a shipping blanket along the back of the rim and closed the lid on
it...just in case...nothing let go.  So, I can't say this technique
prevented the flight of a bass string, but it did ease my mind.

Paul C