Turning up the piano monitor is the best way. The pianist is trying to compete with everyone else and come out on top. More piano volume in the pianist's monitor gives them the illusion that they are winning. You could also rescale to a lower tension. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul McCloud Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:52 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: RE: String breaker Hi, Jim: Breaking strings in church pianos is as common as gravity. The same chords played over and over, with the pedal to the metal, and the spirit of God in their hands- it's a sure thing that strings are poppin' too. I can't say how to remedy the situation, except to make sure that the hammers are shaped properly. Regulating the piano to try to keep strings from breaking is not going to work because they'll simply play it harder to make up for whatever you do to it. Aside from that, tell them to mike and amplify the piano with a strong monitor speaker near the pianist. It's a losing battle, so get used to it. JMHO. Paul McCloud San Diego Paul McCloud Service Technician for PianoSD.com www.pianoservsd.com Created with free BlueVoda software: http://www.vodahost.com/partner/idevaffiliate.php?id=9223_1_3_9 ----- Original Message ----- From: James <mailto:jhjpiano at sbcglobal.net> Johnson To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 08/27/2008 7:00:45 AM Subject: String breaker I have a Kawai model 500 in a church which constantly has broken bass strings. All the breakage occurs from B2 up to the break. I am getting tired of ordering replacement strings and actually order them in multiple sets now so I have several replacements on hand. I have deregulated the action to reduce power (no, the pianist hasn't noticed) and that helped a bit, but broken strings are still an almost weekly occurance. Any suggestions? Would rescaling that part of the piano help? Thanks, Jim Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080827/481189ac/attachment.html
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