Ron, Would that frequently breaking bass string happen to be A#1, by any chance?? Robin Blankenship ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] P22 scale > >> Several years back, I called Yamaha with a broken bass string request, >> and the rep and I got to chatting about that I'd replaced this same bass >> string on a number of P22s which was breaking at the coil where sharp >> angle from pin to capo made the wire jump the coil - although he debated >> with me that was why, and indicated this was not even the string with >> the highest incidence of breakage - also not consistent with my >> experience at the time. They do indeed keep records of which bass >> strings break most often and offered to send me the "rescaled" strings >> for those I was replacing often. >> >> What information of that they will share, I don't know. >> >> Jeff T > > > Unless it's changed since I asked a few years back, Yamaha won't give you > string scale data. > Ron N > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: 1/20/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.22/238 - Release Date: 1/23/2006
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