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David and all,<br>
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IC has a 1953 Imp Bose that has suffered from regular string breakage
in the past. The breaking generally happened in the bass and treble.
This piano lived at Cornell from about 1974 to 1989. The technician at
Cornell informed me of this problem and suggested regular string
replacement in the treble every five years or so to keep down the
inconvenience of having to replace just before, or during, a concert.
For the bass, he had replacements handy when needed. <br>
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The first winter here at IC was very telling for this instrument. It
did not like the low humidity in the building and let us know. (It
suffered similarly at Cornell each winter as well) Someone would be
playing and suddenly there would be a loud cracking sound. Most
disconcerting! It took a bit of searching to discover what was
happening. The noise turned out to be the veneer splitting on the
inside of the outer rim. This was obviously due to the dryness.<br>
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Also during this first winter we had a number of broken strings to
contend with. By the end of the winter I had installed a humidity
control system on this piano. Since then I have had little string
breakage and no more loud cracking sounds. There is something to be
said for proper humidity control. :-) This may not be your problem but
the fix worked in this instance.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi all: anyone have experience with a twenty year old Bosendorfer Imperial? I saw one yesterday that had several bass strings replaced previously, and one broken when I arrived. while tuning two more broke at the becket. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this problem before. BTW, none of the broken/replaced strings are in the extended range of the bass. Thanks
David Graham, RPT
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