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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>That shoots my theory of a bad batch of material
down.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=36keys@gmail.com href="mailto:36keys@gmail.com">Karen Lindsley</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:30
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] breaking
strings</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry for the confusion; you are right that the strings are not breaking
at the becket but at the bottom of the coil. I will check the speaking
length next time I go to visit the piano and compare with a more modern piano.
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<DIV>Once again, thanks for your input. It is really nice to be able to
post a question and get so many answers back.</DIV>
<DIV>Karen<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/13/07, <B class=gmail_sendername><A
href="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</A></B> <<A
href="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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<< The breakage occurs at the becket, and usually in the upper 5th and the 6th octaves. >>
Um, at the becket? Or, at the coil. It is really rare for a string to
break at the becket, unless it has been taken off and put back on while flexing
the becket. If it is breaking at the bottom of the coil, then it has either
been tuned a lot or there is excessive friction between the pin and the speaking
length, necessitating abnormally high tensions just to render the strings.
So, were these strings breaking at the bend where it enters the pin?
confused,
Ed Foote
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