>Charles (and others), > >>I would agree with the general perceptions about the reasons for string >>breakage in the capo registers of grand pianos. On professional instruments >>that receive lots of heavy playing and tuning, these registers will require >>some serious attention at least every five years or so. > > Can you *really* go this long on a heavily played concert instrument >(I'm thinking Recital Hall here)? If I waited that long on ours, I'm afraid >they would be worn completely flat and sound like a tin pan. > How often do others on the list file hammers on their concert instruments? I have a feeling that Charles was referring to restringing the capo section and reshaping the capo bar every five years or so - not filing hammers every five years. Tom Seay t.seay@mail.utexas.edu The University of Texas at Austin
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