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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve seen it on P22s and other
Yamaha models, some Kawai. Higher tension scales that are played hard end up
with work hardened strings that loose their elasticity after a few years. Then
they start breaking. Time to rescale and restring. That’s Dean’s
analysis, FWIW.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Nereson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 30, 2012 9:21
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] Customer
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The only Yamahas on which
I've experienced frequent string breakage are the old P202 studio uprights
(found mostly in schools), and, of course, those older pianos with heavily
grooved or packed-down hammers that need either filing, softening, or voicing,
or all three. <br>
--David Nereson, RPT <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 7:07 AM, <<a
href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net" target="_blank">richarducci@comcast.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>List,<br>
Thanks for all the great advice on how to handle my client.<br>
<br>
I went back last week to pull up the new string, and the bass section was also
in need of cleaning up. While in the process of doing that, the G-2 string
broke.<br>
<br>
The one next to the other broken string. I could not believe it!<br>
<br>
Didn't I read something about Yamaha bass strings breaking on this list not too
long ago?<br>
<br>
Rick Ucci<br>
Uccipiano.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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