<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Light fixtures</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> David, others,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Yes, I guess that’s what I need to do (Restring). I guess it’ll keep the students busy… Ed’s right. I should just consider it job security!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks for the feedback.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 8:09 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: [CAUT] breaking strings, Kawai KG-2A (1997)<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Jim:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Restringing the top two sections of pianos is a common thing for me.  After 3 - 4 years they just get that way.  After restringing the capo sections they calm down for a while and then in a few years it’s time to do the whole piano.  Kawai’s might be more prone to that than some, but our practice room pianos now are all Steinways and they do the same thing.  It really is string fatigue.  They pretty much all break at the capo bar.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dave<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim Busby Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 7:20 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName> Subject: [CAUT] breaking strings, Kawai KG-2A (1997)<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> List,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We have four KG-2As that now break strings regularly (weekly) in octaves 5-7. The bass is also becoming “thumpy”. Granted, they are very heavily used (Up to 17 hours a day), but we try to keep them voiced and regulated so I don’t believe maintenance is the issue; I think the strings are simply fatigued. (I can break strings myself with 20 – 30 good solid blows.) I tried decreasing the blow to give a bit less power hoping that it would diminish the breakage, and that helps somewhat, but I don’t like to sabotage piano performance just so I can work less… BTW, the strings break mainly at the v-bar.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I will be restringing these pianos next month (I’ve HAD IT with them…) so does anyone have any advice concerning the scaling, etc.? I will be dressing the V-bar and doing all the usual prepping. This is a high tension scale and I’d love to redesign it but don’t want to put that kind of time and money into these…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any helps out there???<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>