"I never break strings while tuning" - late submission

[Isaac sur Noos]

Hi,

I really broken may be 1 string while tuning in the last 3 years, and
it was because I do a hard test blow forgetting to disengage the
sustain pedal. I believe that with that method it is possible to break
almost any string.

This one I did not charge, but generally as I am kind with the
strings, they are kind enough with me to break only after I am gone,
and during the pianist play.

How are you Conrad, joke apart ?

Best Regards.

P.S An I believe everyone noticed that when the casters are oriented
toward the piano tail (the "Good" position, strings never broke <G>

Isaac

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Conrad Hoffsommer
> Envoye : vendredi 30 janvier 2004 12:40
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: "I never break strings while tuning" - late submission
>
>
> List,
>
> At 13:28 1/29/2004 -0600, _I_ wrote:
>
> >List friends and fiends,
> >I have to say that I also NEVER break strings while tuning!!!
>
> >As luck would have it,  _one_ string broke.  I did not
> break it.  It was
> >that string's time to go. I merely assisted.
>
>
>
> Well, we certainly have had a lot of fun on this, haven't we???!!!
>
> My original intent was to point out what appears to me as a
> congenital
> defect of tuners/technicians to swallow/eat/absorb repairs
> of things for
> which they were not the cause.  Chief among these is the
> occasional broken
> string.
>
> I think that it is a safe bet that, if a bolt breaks while
> an auto mechanic
> is taking off a valve cover on your vehicle, _YOU_ are
> going to pay for the
> new/replacement one - plus installation.  NOT THE MECHANIC!
>
> The bolt had a defect which was discovered when being removed.
>
> How different, philosophically, is a string breaking whilst
> bringing it up
> to pitch?
>
> Conrad
> Shadytree Piano Mechanic
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician
> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
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>
> - Education is what you get from reading the small print.
> Experience is
> what you get from not reading it.
>
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