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Reading Wim's solution brought to mind a similar problem: I service a
small(4'11") Weber(Korean) grand in a piano bar. It is only three
years old. They have about five piano players that take turns beating
the tar out of that piano every night. I tune it every two weeks and
it is horrendously out of tune with at least two broken treble strings
each time. The tuning pins seem normally tight ( I don't have a torque
wrench) and I pound the tuning in good, but it is noticeably out of
tune in a matter of days. I know that this is not the quality of piano
for this venue, but my question is, would CA gluing the pins be a
solution to keep this piano in tune, being only three years old? I've
never doped a piano this young. Is there any other solution that might
stop this slippage? Would Wim's (et al.) solution of a monitor
speaker be a viable solution?<br>
Phil Ryan<br>
Miami Beach<br>
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Willem Blees wrote:
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cite="mid:8CAD68F6DFBAB2C-F44-B90E@WEBMAIL-NG07.sysops.aol.com"
type="cite"><wbr>Jim<br>
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Tell the church to put a monitor speaker behind the pianist. He/she is
trying to play as loud as the drummer sitting next to him/her. But
since he/she can't hear the piano over all the racket, he/she plays
louder. A monitor speaker right behind him/her will help. But the piano
player has to do his/her part, too. <br>
<br>
<div style="clear: both;">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
Honolulu, HI<br>
808-349-2943<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.bleespiano.com">www.bleespiano.com</a><br>
Author of <br>
The Business of Piano Tuning<br>
available from Potter Press<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pianotuning.com">www.pianotuning.com</a></div>
<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: James Johnson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net"><jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>
Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 4:00 am<br>
Subject: String breaker<br>
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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>
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