String breakage

kam544@earthlink.net kam544@earthlink.net
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 20:02:30 -0700 (PDT)


>...two strings broke, both in the treble, both at the coil...
>
>...So, my
>question is this: is it possible (likely?) that the sloppy coils
>contributed to the increased propensity for the strings to break. I was
>letting tension down slightly before pulling the string up, and was
>notching up in small increments when the strings broke.
>
>Thanks for any and all input.
>
>--
>Jerry Hunt
>Dallas, TX USA

I would suspect that the strings did not render adequately across all the
bearing points thereby causing the strings to break at the coil.

Keith McGavern
kam544@earthlink.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA




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