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<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. I can't say how to remedy the situation, except to make sure that the hammers are shaped properly. Regulating the piano to try to keep strings from breaking is not going to work because they'll simply play it harder to make up for whatever you do to it.</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> JMHO.</DIV>
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<DIV> Paul McCloud</DIV>
<DIV> San Diego </DIV>
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<DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV>
<DIV>Service Technician for PianoSD.com</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net">James Johnson</A> </DIV>
<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> 08/27/2008 7:00:45 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> String breaker</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a Kawai model 500 in a church which constantly has broken bass strings. All the breakage occurs from B2 up to the break. I am getting tired of ordering replacement strings and actually order them in multiple sets now so I have several replacements on hand. I have deregulated the action to reduce power (no, the pianist hasn't noticed) and that helped a bit, but broken strings are still an almost weekly occurance. Any suggestions? Would rescaling that part of the piano help?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Jim Johnson</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>