<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> All, Chuck Cook, RPT teaches an exceptional class in string replacement, string repair (string splicing, string sharing (as he calls the technique that Ed describes), and all of the attendant details. If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend catching it when he presents the program. Another reason for string breakage in the extreme high treble, of teaching instruments, is when the teacher tends to demonstrate items to the student by playing examples in the highest octave or two while the student plays in a more "normal" register. The rest of the time, and on other instruments, this professor, who plays some really substantial literature, breaks no strings but breaks them regularly on the C7 in his studio. Just metal fatigue... Just a little something to add to the mix. Allan Gilreath, RPT Berry College - Rome, GA <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid25492383.1172264686480.JavaMail.root@mswamui-swiss.atl.sa.earthlink.net" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">This thread leads me to think there needs to be a class in advanced string repair for CAUTs (and others). My experience has been that splicing almost always produces the best repair. It stabilizes quickly and has the right timbre to match the other strings. This includes bass strings spliced in the speaking length and treble strings spliced in the front duplex. It is also the fastest repair. These repairs aren't hard to learn, given a bit of commitment to practice. The Technical Exam Source Book has an extensive article on splicing. It's a good place to start. Correct repairs of loose tuning pins and correct string winding and seating procedures also need to be addressed. I am doing some contract repairs at a college where many treble strings have been incorrectly replaced. It is a tuning stability nightmare, and I am beginning to think it is a waste of time to try to stabilize a string that was improperly installed to begin with. Ed Sutton </pre> </blockquote> <div class="moz-signature">-- <meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; "> <title></title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.1 (Win32)"> <meta name="AUTHOR" content="Allan Gilreath"> <meta name="CREATED" content="20070201;22233100"> <meta name="CHANGEDBY" content="Allan Gilreath"> <meta name="CHANGED" content="20070201;22264845"> <style>  </style> Allan Allan Gilreath, RPT Registered Piano Technician Allan Gilreath & Associates, Inc. The Piano Experts <a href="mailto:allan@allangilreath.com">allan@allangilreath.com</a> phone - 706 602-7667 <a href="mailto:allan@allangilreath.com">fax – 706 602-0979</a> </div> </body> </html>