At 04:10 PM 6/13/96 -0600, you wrote: >Vince Mrykalo asks how I know that the following statement that I made is true: > >> 3) But most of all, and on all pianos, I will use a smooth hammer technique. >> Switching from the jerk such as I was taught in the Randy Potter course, to a >> smooth technique advocated to me by the late Danny Boone of Baylor Univ., has >> cut down on broken strings by a significant percentage - possibly %60 to %70. > >I have simply observed it. There has been a definite reduction in the number of >broken strings since I switched to a smooth technique. The test sampling (all >of my tunings) is large enough to point to a trend. It makes sense, too - If >you yank on something it will be more likely to break than if you use finesse. >As Danny Boone said "There's the smoothies, such as myself - and then there's >the jerks". > >Now, I may be way off the mark. This reduction in breakage could, in fact, be >due to the miraculous new Republican majority in congress. I'm quite certain >that the Democrats never did anything about broken strings. But, in reality, I >can see no plausible connection - except that the election of 1994 coincided >with the timing of the reduction in strings that break while I tune. So I'm >sticking with my theory of a smooth hammer technique. > >Dan Litwin >71213.1421@compuserve.com >San Diego Chapter PTG > >PS - when I put in my 2 cents worth, I am certain it is worth at least 2 cents. > >Your right both politically and technically. Lenny Childs San Antonio, TX
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