[CAUT] breaking bass strings at the bridge?

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Ed Sutton wrote:

> It indicates abuse of the piano.
> How big is the church? 
> Do the singers have microphones and amplification?


Pianners don't have to be a church to have broken and abused strings. 
Yesterday, Ben Folds was here. Tuned at noon and 8PM.

He travels with his own Baldwin SF10. At least he brought his own this 
time. 4-5 years ago he used our D and reports got back to me that he was 
standing, etc. on the lid during the "concert". Good thing I hadn't been 
there, I'd have gone up on the stage and locked the piano right then and 
there.

Friendly crew, this time, who told me that the only tuning problems 
might be the replaced bass strings - changed that statement to just the 
two most recent ones, after I noted about 5 or 6 obvious replacements. 
;-}  He claimed that Ben didn't break plain wire. HA! Judging from coil 
appearances and one #4 pin, I willingly suspended belief.

Mikes/amplification? Yup. Nine various mikes/pickups and standard stack 
of blasters (a.k.a. speakers). Hammers like rocks.

Altogether, a fun trip back into the world of road warrior pianos.
;-}


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Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
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