<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3502.5390" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 9" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C3040F.E5CA0B30" rel=File-List> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in"> <DIV>"not too bad, considering" Wow. Those pianos are getting some play! That's certainly one of the differences between a conservatory and your basic university where I reside.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My predecessor here had the back of a bookshelf as his bass string storage area. Just a couple rows of nails with strings hung. Once upon a time there was order, though never spiffy. Now just a tangled, springy chaos. I don't look back there. Too scary.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> ____________________________________________ Alan McCoy, RPT Eastern Washington University 509-359-7017 amccoy@mail.ewu.edu </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #800000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wolfley, Eric (WOLFLEEL) Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:01 AM To: 'College and University Technicians' Subject: RE: Bass string fest </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> I just checked…we’ve replaced 16 bass strings since school started at the end of Sept… not too bad, considering. Most of this breakage is in the piano major rooms where the pianos do get pounded on. Obviously I don’t place an order with Mapes every week, though I check.<o:p></o:p> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p> Eric Wolfley<o:p></o:p> Head Piano Technician<o:p></o:p> Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music<o:p></o:p> University of Cincinnati<o:p></o:p> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> -----Original Message----- From: Wimblees@aol.com [mailto:Wimblees@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:40 AM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: Bass string fest <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> In a message dated 4/16/03 10:20:10 AM Central Daylight Time, WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU writes: <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-LEFT: 39.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-border-left-alt: solid blue 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 4.0pt">I do a pass through the practice rooms approx. once a week and place an order with Mapes. <o:p></o:p></DIV> This is interesting. I've been here at UA for almost 2 years, and I have had two bass strings break. Either you guys have harder players, or I'm extremely lucky. How many bass strings to some of you replace per week/year? Wim <o:p></o:p></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>