A temporary solution - Piano Firing Missiles at Church

[Ken Jankura]

In a school situation where I had a string break while tuning, I made sure I
wove stringing braid both directions in the back length of the bass strings,
so they would harmlessly (?) hit the inner rim of the piano and not shoot
out over. This should probably be done in the factory, but since it isn't,
we should do it to all grands, regardless of who may or may not ever be in
the firing line.
Ken Jankura
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert goodale" <rrg@nevada.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 9:45 PM
Subject: A temporary solution - Piano Firing Missiles at Church


> Bill,
>
> I just thought of something that might at least be a temporary
> solution to prevent someone on the front pew from requiring
> stitches...
>
> Thread a thin string, say #11 or 12, through each of the hitch
> pin loops all the way across each of the bass strings.  This way
> if one lets go it will be caught by the wire.  If the hitch pin
> loops are to small then perhaps a piece of fishing line wrapped
> around each of the hitch pin coils all the way down and then tied
> off.
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
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