<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=662445116-28022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hadn't thought of that.  I managed to get a tiny knot tied, but it came dangerously close to the coil when up to pitch.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> paul bruesch [mailto:tunergeek@gmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: P22 string breakage<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Aha!  That short distance to the pin from the v-bar makes for tricky splicing, too. Had to tighten the knot with the string on the wrong side of the pin in the v-bar, then back off tension and move the string to the correct side of the pin. <BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/28/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>John Voigt</B> <<A href="mailto:jvoigt@gwtc.net">jvoigt@gwtc.net</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If you look at those two notes, you might find that the tuning pins are positioned close to the v-bar because of a plate screw positioned there.  This, combined with a steep angle from the v-bar to the coil causes the string to want to climb up the coil when tightened.  You can try to remove the coil and back the pin out a few rounds, but risk reduced pin tightness and increased flagpoling.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=sg> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>John Voigt</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN> <DIV><SPAN class=e id=q_11108bb6fa0f68b8_2> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:pianolady50@peoplepc.com" target=_blank>pianolady50@peoplepc.com </A>[mailto:<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:pianolady50@peoplepc.com" target=_blank>pianolady50@peoplepc.com</A>]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> P22 string breakage<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul said:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>On the string breakage note, yesterday I had A1 and A#1 break in a school band room piano...Yamaha P22, 1993 vintage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interesting...I have begun servicing the pianos at my local high school.  Included are two P22s.  Both had broken (and long since removed) A1 strings.  They had been gone for about 5 years :(</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>