>...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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