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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A spring clamp, vise grip, girl friend or toe
to keep the string on the hitch. As for the bridge pins, it will stay there
on it's own once you've got some of the slack out. Just replace a few, you'll
figure it out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew
Todd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Breaking a String</DIV>
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<DIV>Can some of you share with me your method of keeping the string on the
hitch pin and bridge pins while you bring up the tension?</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Michael Magness <<A
href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">IFixPianos@yahoo.com</A>></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Mike McCoy <<A
href="mailto:mjmccoy@usa.com">mjmccoy@usa.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">I have to disagree with <I>"never".
</I>If you are on the wrong pin due to inexperience or lack of attention,
then you did break the string and the customer should not pay to have it
fixed. In my opinion of course.<BR><BR>Mike McCoy<BR>Langhorne,
PA.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Leslie Bartlett wrote:
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<DIV class=Wj3C7c>Interesting. Several local techs, including one very
conservatively religious say, "Never say <I>I broke a string.</I> Say
instead that <I>a string broke." </I><BR><BR>David Ilvedson
wrote:
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<DIV>Speaking of the wrong way...I wouldn't be breaking strings for
practice in my primary piano. Use an old
piano...jig...whatever...</DIV>
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<DIV>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR></DIV>
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Original message<BR>From: "Matthew Todd" <BR>To: "Pianotech
List" <BR>Received: 7/22/2008 8:10:43 PM<BR>Subject: Re:
Breaking a String<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left>In regards to No. 3, I remember when I was 15 I
watched the piano tuner tune the piano in our church sanctuary.
On one note he was hitting, he had his hammer on a different pin,
there was no pitch change, and did indeed break the string, so that
was his fault. He left me the bill, and I noticed he still
charged for the string repair. I will never forget
that!<BR><BR>I guess in a way it is good to see how some people do
things the wrong way, so you know how not to do
it!<BR><BR><BR>Matthew<BR><BR></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV><PRE>No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - <A href="http://www.avg.com/" target=_blank>http://www.avg.com</A> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.4/1566 - Release Date: 7/22/2008 6:00 AM </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><BR>I would have to agree with Mike, if a tech breaks a string due to
"inattention" or "lack of experience". </DIV>
<DIV>I have, of course, had my hammer on the wrong pin on occasion but when
I move the pin and detect NO CHANGE in pitch, I stop and check to see what's
going on before I reach the point of breaking a string, I call it listening.
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<DIV>I have to agree with Wim about the hammer shank as well, having done so
after being careful not to, on a Yamaha C5, Twice!! I checked to make
certain there were no hammers in the "up" position and began removing the
action only to hear that snap at the treble end. I repaired it, found the
initial problem, I thought and re-installed the action. The original problem
was still there, again I checked, all hammers were at rest but when I
removed the action, snap again, on further examination there was a piece of
debris causing the key and therefor the hammer to lift as the action
was sliding forward!<BR clear=all></DIV>
<DIV>Mike<BR>-- <BR>I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely
excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will
never achieve anything worthwhile. <BR>Walter Chrysler
<BR><BR><BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano
Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A
href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/">www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A
href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A>
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