You could try backing off let-off significantly and seeing if that turns the tide... <div><br> </div> <div>Alan Eder<br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Music Man <musicman831@hotmail.com><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:49 am<br> Subject: Pianist breaking many strings<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_efa83d91-358a-4b81-9426-2529f5e0ae98" style="margin: 0px;font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;font-size: 12px;color: #000;background-color: #fff;"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Hi all. I have a client who is a professional pianist. He apparently plays quite forcefully. He seems to break one or two treble strings per month on average, usually in the upper three octaves. He has a Boston grand, model GP 193. He says he has always had this problem, no matter what piano he plays. He is wondering if there is a specific brand of piano that would lessen this problem. Any suggestions? Bruce Trummel _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. <a href="http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008" target="_blank">http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008</a> </tt></pre> </div>  </div> <div id='u8CAF2124B7BA690-850-85' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Find phone numbers fast with the <A title="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" href="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" target="_blank">New AOL Yellow Pages</A>!</FONT> </div>