Well because at the time I had likely been in the business for two years or so and didn't know much at all about string scales. Don't really feel like I know a heck-of-a-lot about that topic even now, but I sure knew less back then! You are correct to point that out though - anyone who has an understanding of the basics of string scales should have a reasonable handle on that. Terry Farrell On Mar 2, 2010, at 2:41 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: > Why? Way-average breaking percentage of 70% at pitch yields another > three half steps of pitch (300 cents) rise to approach 100%. > > Paul > > In a message dated 3/2/2010 12:37:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com > writes: > I had a 1900 Everett grand with the original strings in my shop a > few years ago for restringing and just for the yahoo of it my son > and I decided to see just how far above pitch you could pull a > string before it broke. We did maybe a dozen or so and pretty > regularly we would pull them about 300 cents sharp before they > broke. That surprised me a bit. > > Terry Farrell > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Kurta <mkurta1 at comcast.net> >> To: toddpianoworks at att.net; pianotech at ptg.org >> Sent: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 7:57 am >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] String Breakage >> >> SNIP >> We had a chapter meeting once where we took a junk piano and >> everyone took a turn at purposely trying to break the strings. We >> each brought our tuning wrench and took turns cranking tighter and >> tighter until the strings broke. It was amazing! Most pins turned >> 1/2 a turn or more before the string let go. >> Again, there is no rhyme or reason...... >> >> Mike Kurta, RPT >> Chicago chapter > > = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100302/7eb3e665/attachment.htm>
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