Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 5/2/02 6:09:36 PM Central Daylight Time, > Gary.Bruce@oc.edu writes: > > > >> List, >> >> A customer has a Sherman Clay Grand Model SCDH SDG1 circa 1986. >> I've >> maintained it since it was new. About 3 weeks ago a bass string >> broke. >> Then another, now another. The first and third broke at the agraffe >> and >> the other at the bridge pin. Her son plays a lot of Rachmaninoff >> type >> music with a heavy hand. Any others experience this? Are we in for >> one >> at a time breaks? Should I recommend replacing the whole set? >> >> Gary, RPT > > If your customer is into Rachmaninoff, I would recommend replacing the > whole piano. A 4' 10" Sherman Clay, (AKA Samick), is not made to stand > up to Rach. > > Wim ??????? er... would it be up to playing Mendelson then ??... How can a piano be made to "stand up" (or not) to one or another composer ? Dont get me wrong.... I am not fond of these prenatal grands either... but I never heard it said they are too small to take a beating. :) grin.... reminds me of the time dead baby jokes were the latest thing... -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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