<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16430"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Is there an extreme dog leg on that string?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=noahfrere@gmail.com href="mailto:noahfrere@gmail.com">Noah Frere</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> Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] New string broke twice</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I epoxied a bridge for an Acrosonic #293752. String #33 was broken (the right string of G#2). I don't remember at this point if I had the broken string to measure, or if I ordered based on the left string specs. Ordered string from Schaff. It broke above the V-bar while bringing it up to pitch. I could feel too much tension before it was even a semitone away. Sure enough it snapped before it reached pitch. I spliced it - snapped again. <BR><BR>Schaff was kind enough to replace it at no charge. I figured it was a flawed string. Again, the same exact feeling and pop. Right at the point the string begins to coil on the pin. I could feel it coming. Probably should have looked more closely before popping it. The string was straight, which tells me it wasn't catching on anything. I can't imagine why the epoxied bridge cracks should effect it. I have installed dozens of strings, and don't feel like I did anything wrong. Could it be a whole batch of string is flawed? <BR><BR>Today I measured the left string, and it did read .001" smaller core diameter and .002" smaller copper diameter. The length of the winding looked good. I didn't think this is significant enough to break a string, but I'm not sure. (It is significant enough to give a poor unison though.) I tested the strings adjacent, lowering pitch and re-raising to see how tight they feel - they felt normal. <BR><BR>I'm thinking of ordering from a different company, being super careful while replacing, and seeing what happens. If it works normally, I could call Schaff and ask for a refund. If they refuse, no big deal. However, if this new string breaks even after being <I>super</I> careful, then I'm at a loss. I will order based on the left string measurements, naturally. <BR><BR>Has this happened to any of you?<BR><BR>FYI the strings that broke - and yes I mic'd them before installing - were .040 core; .118 winding; hitch to winding 5 1/8"; winding length 30 3/4".   The new string will be the same lengths but .039 core and .116 winding. <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>