<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Paul McCloud <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net" target="_blank">pmc033@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div> <div>Hi, Jim:</div> <div>    Breaking strings in church pianos is as common as gravity.  The same chords played over and over, with the pedal to the metal, and the spirit of God in their hands- it's a sure thing that strings are poppin' too.</div> </div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Paul, I'm not sure where you got this information about the Spirit of God, but it is incorrect.  The Spirit of God does not contribute to strings breaking. The Spirit leads to self-control rather than a lack of control.  It is true that the way some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">religious</span> people play leads to string breakage.  They might claim to be doing something by the "spirit."  However, being merely <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">religious</span> does not necessarily mean being influenced by the Spirit of God.  That style of playing can more likely be attributed to a very different spirit.  </div> <div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><div><br></div> <div>    Aside from that, tell them to mike and amplify the piano with a strong monitor speaker near the pianist.  </div> <div>    It's a losing battle, so get used to it. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It does seem to be a losing battle.  No matter how often I prescribe the micing/monitor remedy, it is always ignored. </div> </div><br>-- <br>JF<br> </div>