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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hmmmm .... maybe give the lady more let-off, =
like
3/16".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Or will that just make her wang it =
harder?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You mentioned a warranty: Have you called =
Kawai for
advice? They'd like to stop the carnage, too.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=byronquam@shaw.ca href="mailto:byronquam@shaw.ca">Byron =
Quam</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 04, =
2003 2:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Breaking strings on a =
new Kawai
grand</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I recently tuned a
four-year-old Kawai GE3 and ended up replacing 13 broken strings<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(26 unisons). I found out =
that the
client has broken twenty some strings since she bought the piano. She =
is a
tiny (100 lbs) third year performance piano University student that is =
studying under a Russian instructor. The Russian instructor possibly =
explains
the banging technique that she has acquired. She told me that she has =
broken
strings on other pianos. All of the broken strings are in the high =
mid-treble
and low high-treble and broken at the capo bar and some of the =
replaced
strings have been broken.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I realize that this =
piano would
probably not have any problems in 95 percent of the homes it would be =
placed
in because the players would not pound so. However I'm wondering:</P>
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0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Could it be a =
flaw in the
piano design or construction?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. If anything can =
be done to
make these strings less susceptible to breakage?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Any insight would =
be
appreciated. These strings are covered by warranty but the situation =
is not
good because she has to practice on a piano with missing strings or =
newly
replaced (constantly going flat) strings.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thanks</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Byron Quam – =
piano tuning and
repair</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Vancouver
BC</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>