Today's Mystery - String Gone Flat

[Isaac OLEG]

Hello,

Probably it will break, or the Becket have pulled out, check the
bridge pins just in case, and the seating on the frame pin(easely
bended)

I noticed that in concert, when under banging I hear unissons slipping
awfully, the string break ASAP afterthat.

Best Regard

Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Joe And Penny Goss
> Envoyé : mercredi 14 mai 2003 04:16
> À : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Today's Mystery - String Gone Flat
>
>
> Hi Terry,
> The string has moved on the hitch pin!
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@srvinet.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:57 PM
> Subject: Today's Mystery - String Gone Flat
>
>
> > Tuned a 1960 Wurly spinet 2 months ago. 80 cent pitch
> raise and a tuning.
> Piano in very good condition. Lady calls me up a couple
> days ago and says
> one note has gone bad. She plays it over the phone and this
> thing is REALLY
> baaaaad. She said piano had been fine for two months and
> then the other
> morning the daughter went to practice and.... Yucko!
> >
> > I go there this morning and check it out. F4 has left
> string about 80
> cents flat, center string about 60 cents flat and right
> string up to pitch.
> (Left and center strings are contiguous.) All other strings
> are up to pitch.
> Tuning pins are tight, hitch pin has not moved/broken,
> bridge pins appear
> tight and unmoved, string not broke.
> >
> > So what is the deal? What happened?
> >
> > The only thing I can figure is something like the string
> was not seated
> well on the hitch pin (or maybe a bridge pin) and had been
> close to moving
> for years, and the added tension after the pitch raise made
> the string
> closer to readjusting on the hitch pin, and finally it did
> and the string
> went flat. That's all I can speculate. Anyone else?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
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