The real danger zone is: The very thin bass strings with the pretty sharp bend around the upper plate pin. I try to play the note with a lot of force while pulling the tuning hammer - -supposedly, if the string vibrates as it's pulled, there's less of a chance of breaking. Jesse Gitnik Tech. since 1980 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070206/e9783730/attachment.html
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