This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Brian and List: In my career I have encountered about five of these people who are = string breakers and yes some were gospel pianists. In two cases the = piano was sold and there was no problem with the new owner. My records = show one case where 23 strings were broken and even the new strings were = breaking. One case was a Baldwin L which was in a small restaurant. I sneaked in = one time and found the lady beating this piano to death. The patrons = were continually complaining of the volume. Who can explain this need = for all this volume. What if one of these persons does not believe they are the problem. They = get grouchy about the expense and nusiance. I would give them the news = right between the eyes and then expect them to be nice. If not--I would = leave the scene.=20 Sy Zabrocki ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brian Holden=20 To: Pianotech Forum=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:08 PM Subject: Wham Bang I have been reading the comments regarding breaking strings and Gospel = pianists. I cannot hold off my 2c worth any longer. I have been = servicing a Yamaha P2 at a school for about 15 years. Up until about 5 = years ago there was no problem, then almost overnight the bass strings = started popping . I initially replaced them with hexicores, but = eventually succumbed to putting on a brand new replacement set direct = from the Yamaha suppliers. To my horror within a week one of those = broke. We narrowed it down to a church group that had recently started = hiring the hall, around the time that the problem initially started. = Even then, I thought it was just a coincidence. The church group moved = on and the problem stopped. They started meeting at another school and = yes you've guessed it - strings started breaking on that piano too! =20 I found out that it was the same pianist in both cases and when I = discreetly asked someone how loud he played, the answer was "hard - very = hard". It transpired that he played a lot of chords and used excessive = use of the accelerator (sustain pedal). Thank God he's now moved away. = Another two pianos I do at other churches of similar type also suffer = regularly breaking strings. Yes, I am convinced to the point of = knowing, that the consequences of hard playing result in broken strings = and that the problem is prevalent in Gospel type churches. My = suggestion on more than one occasion to the Pastor is to have the plate = passed around twice - once for the church and one for the piano repairs. = Brian Holden =20 =20 I could go on about the treble strings that I regularly have to = replace on a new Yamaha U1 for a brilliant but heavy handed child = prodigy, but I think of gone well over time already. =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f8/b2/9e/fe/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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