[CAUT] breaking strings

[Karen Lindsley]

The v-bar was not shaped before restringing.  The breakage occurs at
the becket, and usually in the upper 5th and the 6th octaves.  The
angles from the v-bar to the tuning pin seem rather severe to me, but
more so in the bass where there isn't a problem.

On Nov 13, 2007 5:32 AM, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> wrote:
> 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
>
>