broken string in Ricca piano

[Stephen Airy]

I would guess there's about 3 inches between the winding and the break.  It 
would be the first string I've spliced, though.  I'm not a tech yet.  It's 
the one at the top of the bass bridge in a 56 1/2" piano.

By the way, does anyone know where I can find out who all made pianos 
taller than 54" or with A1 string length longer than 57/60" in the early 
1900s and what the maximum height was?  I am especially interested in 
Wurlitzer piano history in that time frame, up to today's models.  Also 
where could I find good pianos to practice on so I can learn to be a 
tech?  Right now I need to concentrate on college, but I would appreciate 
your input.  I would prefer pianos made before the depression, and I'm 
thinking ones that haven't been serviced since before the 1950s (that 
includes tuning).

At 10:39 AM 11/4/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >...The string broke at the
> >end of the hitch pin loop winding...
> >Stephen Airy
>
>Recommendation: splice the original string with a new piece of music wire
>that is one size greater.  If that is successful, a replacement string will
>not be necessary.
>
>Keith McGavern
>Registered Piano Technician
>Oklahoma Chapter 731
>Piano Technicians Guild
>USA


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