David Boyce wrote: > >One thing I do is to back the string off, or lower it until the pin > moves a good amount: > > Yes, good idea. If there is any bond between the string and bearing > points - V-bar, pressure bar, agraffes - moving the string will mean > breaking that bond, and doing so in the direction of lowering tension > is less likely to lead to a string breaking. > > It's a good idea also to apply a tiny quantity of Protek CLP or other > suitable lubricant to each bearing point. > > Best regards, > > David Boyce. This sounds like a good idea - or - superstitious - because I'll be in the business for 10 years and - very rarely - backed down the string nor Protek(ed) them and have had very few strings break. Of course, on the other hand, a lot of my pianos are older uprights and players - oh - maybe that's because they built them better then - and the quality of the original string. The only one that I had major string breakage on - was the 1865 Collard & Collard I serviced - pretty much, every bass string broke. Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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