In a message dated 5/2/04 7:49:06 AM, richard.ucci@att.net writes: << This is not the first time this has happened to me on Steinways. The last one was a "45" brand new same section . Strings were not rusty on either piano. Could the string have been compromised in the pin >> Pin? Tuning pin? If so, it is much easier to splice in a new piece of wire than it is to replace the whole string. If it was the hitch pin, things are a little trickier to splice, but it can be done. regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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