I have a hunch these two comments are where the problem (in my case) lies... tho to be sure I do not know these things. Still it seems to make sense. In the picture provided by Ron N., the upper loop looks like the ones I am getting. If the lower loop in the picture provides less stress on the loop and otherwise is sound, then I will send it along to the maker for their edification. Thanks for all the commentary. Cheers RicB From JD's earlier commentary: > 5. They are winding too tight a spiral. Although this will not > necessarily lead to breakages, provided the wire and everything else is > OK, it can happen. I use a fixed number of turns for a given wire size > and eye-length. These were my observations to the maker. I asked for a longer loop with a lower entry angle into the spiral, not cranked to the very limit of slack. The above loop was from the set that was breaking, the lower from the replacement set that didn't. Ron N Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080331/72fa1260/attachment-0001.jpg
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