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<DIV> <FONT size=3>First off Mike let me welcome you to piano
tooners anonymous where we've all made every mistakes known to the world of
toonerism & congratulate you for your courage to reach out for hel=
p.
We Love you Mike & We all need help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Moving along. My Dad was a Yamaha dea=
ler
for 20 years & this problem became apparent over time Sometimes occuring=
ing
in the warrantie period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The Problems is 3 fold </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Hard hammers not routinely voice & cared for&=
nbsp;,
forceful yet routine playing in this condition & also the angle aro=
und
the termination pin at the top & the string segment running up to =
the
tuning pin. It's tooo blamed sharp & lends itself to string fatigue unde=
r
the condition you describe. Even with out much playing strings will & do=
break, either while tuning ,playing or in the middle of the night.</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Tell management to get over it & bite t=
he
proverbial bullet. It's cheaper in the long run than to continuely struggle =
with
a condition that is terminal . Have them call Yamaha to verify it if yo=
u
can't get thru to them. If they dont' see the light I would fire them till t=
hey
see daylight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I mean how much nickel & dime repair will the=
y
tolerate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I once restrung a Kawai grand in a Church that
had broken literally 75% of the plain strings & repaire=
d
badly by Bozo the amateur. Hammers of stone & un cared for. T=
he
sound of the piano that they were still trying to use could not produce an
intelligleble melodic sound ,with all the different rates of string stretch
going on. Oh .. My.... Gosh. & that the intelligency o=
f
said church didn't think to call somone for many years tolerating the
condition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The course of remedy currently being pursued
will portray you in a bad light ,as the piano will now always be o=
ut
of tune (every day) & sooner or later you will become the resaon th=
at
it is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Hope this helps. Keep the Faith were here to help=
my
brother</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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=2>Long
time listener, first time caller. First order of business: Thanks for the
<BR>forum... just reading for the past several months, I've gained valuabl=
e
<BR>knowledge. Keep it up, all!<BR><BR>Moving on...<BR><BR>I've got a cust=
omer
(a theater) whose has their Yamaha P22 tuned weekly for a <BR>long running=
show. Over the last 9 months or so, bass strings have been <BR>breaking wi=
th
increasing frequency; it's to the point now that I've replaced 5 <BR>bass
strings in as many weeks. As many as 15 or 20 have broken so far. <BR><BR>=
It
seems to me that the cause is hard hammers. The piano has always been
<BR>bright, but is a little more so than it used to be (this is a little h=
ard
to <BR>gauge, since I see the change slowly over the course of a few years=
).
There are <BR>definitely deep grooves... I convinced the management to let=
me
reshape the <BR>hammers once - the string breakage slowed for a while, and=
then increased <BR>again. The piano is played pretty hard, seven or eight
shows a week. <BR><BR>Am I on the right track, or are there other causes f=
or
this type of problem? <BR>Besides needing regulation, the piano is in good=
shape (no environmental or <BR>humidity issues, etc.). <BR><BR>I'm guessin=
g
that I need to convince the managemnet to A) let me do more work <BR>on th=
e
hammers, B) let me replace the hammers w/ new ones, or C) continue to <BR>=
pay
for string replacements and muck up my schedule on a weekly basis (and it'=
s
<BR>two strings every time they break one - I put on a universal, then fol=
low
up <BR>with a duplicate when it comes in... thought about tying knots, but=
the
strings <BR>are breaking right at the end of the winding, mostly - knot mu=
ch
room).<BR><BR>Thanks in advance for thoughts, pointers,
sympathy(?)....<BR><BR>Mike Byrley<BR>Chicago, IL</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV=
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