Broken Strings

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Wim,
Danke!
Joe Goss
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> From: Wim en Debby <wim.debby@village.uunet.be>
> To: pianotech-digest <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: RE:Broken Strings
> Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 3:20 PM
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> Hi List,
> I read some of the reactions and l thought l could ad something to this.
I
> once tuned a piano of a concert pianist. It had a lot of broken strings
too.
> In that case it was in the trebble. I never knew how it was possible to
> break so many strings, untill l read Reibeholz' book "  Das regulieren
von
> Steinway & Sons klaviermechaniken und deren reparaturen". I found out
that
> the strikingpoint of a hammer is very important. When the hammer hits the
> string a little too high or too low from the strikingpoint it can cause
> broken strings (cuz of the false vibrations). (In case of Steinway some
have
> a regulationscrew in the right block to adjust the strikingpoint).  Now,
l
> dont know if this causes the broken bass strings in the yamaha-piano
> mentioned a couple a days ago  or in the churchpiano's mentioned
yesterday
> but l hope I have added something to solve these problems.
> Wim
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> Wim Vermeyen
> Wim's Piano Service
> wim.vermeyen@advalvas.be
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