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size=2 face=Arial>Greg, I suspect the strings themselves may share some of the
blame if the piano is 15-25 years old. It is a higher tension scale, been played
very hard, and the strings may be fatiguing due to work hardening. If the piano
is in that age range I would certainly add that to the list of factors when
discussing it with your customer. They need to understand that they own the
problem: they have an aging piano that has been played very hard all its life.
Would they expect a car that has been driven hard for 25 years to not have any
problems? The piano likely has multiple problems and needs a lot of things
addressed. But the problem will never go away, no matter how much stuff you
replace, until the pianist backs off the right hand.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Greg
Hollister<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
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<DIV>I am servicing a Young Chang grand with a history of string breakage in the
top 3 octaves of the piano. The hammers have never been shaped and are quite
flat . I'm going to restore the hammer shape but I'm not sure that's the
whole story. Obviously the pianist has been getting carried away with his
right hand, but are the strings themselves ever to blame? I've told the music
director that shaping and voicing the hammers may not be a cure all for the
breakage but that it will be worth doing in any case. I guess I just
looking for some feedback as to whether I'm taking this in the right
direction. I appreciate any help. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>Greg Hollister RPT<BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>