<!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> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=584550914-28022007><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> <DIV><SPAN class=584550914-28022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=584550914-28022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>John Voigt</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=584550914-28022007></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianolady50@peoplepc.com [mailto:pianolady50@peoplepc.com]<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></BODY></HTML>