[CAUT] breaking strings

[Jim Busby]

Hi Karen,

Sometimes (most?) the "original scale" is simply wrong. Also, where does the string break? (At the becket, hitch, other?) This may give another clue. Is any angle too acute?

Jim Busby BYU

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Karen Lindsley
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 11:34 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] breaking strings

I have a customer with a Doll and Sons small grand piano.  It was
recently restrung using the original string gauges and pattern.  The
upper treble is very sensitive to tuning and strings have broken
during two of the last four tunings at intervals of six months.  I
went to tune it again and another string had broken since my last
tuning.  Any ideas?  Can I change the string size and get more
elasticity out of the strings?
Thanks for your input.
Karen