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<DIV>In a message dated 3/25/06 7:39:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jlolson@cal.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>But
seriously, now I shudder when I think of all the curious boys <BR>and girls
leaning over the end of a grand, peering down at the <BR>strings as I
performed a pitch raise, with me encouraging them: <BR>"Yes, yes, that's okay,
you can't hurt anything! Go ahead and <BR>take a closer look at those
bass strings. Aren't they pretty?"</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>First of all, I have had several bass strings break, with the same results.
As far as anyone watching from the tail end of a piano,l I would discourage that
in a minute. One time I had a pilot get his face down to rim level to see what I
was doing as I was replacing a set of bass strings. I stopped dead in my
tracks. </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR><BR>I
had another thought when reading these accounts of <BR>string-escapees: What
liability would we have for damage or <BR>injury caused by them? I'm
fairly sure most of us would agree <BR>that we aren't responsible for a string
breaking in the course of <BR>a tuning -- at least, I hope we agree -- but I
can't imagine a <BR>customer accepting "Oh, sorry, about knocking out little
Johnny's <BR>eyes" or "You say that was a one-of-a-kind Renoir? Not
anymore!"</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>That is why you need to carry a 1 million dollar liability insurance
policy. It won't prevent the strings from breaking, but it will pay the lawyer
to defend you in case of a law suit. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>I know
that from now on I'll be tuning grands with their lids <BR>firmly down (I
guess I should count myself lucky for not having <BR>destroyed anyone or
anything thus far).</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>You don't have to lower the lid, but just be careful who is standing behind
the piano, or make sure that Renoir isn't in the line of fire. </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR><BR>I'm
also wondering if the larger grands would have more <BR>"explosive" potential
when it comes to bass string breakage. I <BR>would assume
so.<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>Jeff O.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>I don't think a larger grand will shoot farther than a short grand, but
that would be an interesting experiment. It would be an
interesting technical at a chapter meeting, or the convention. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>