<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/24/2003 1:51:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, pianolo= ver88@hotmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Of course, strings can break on new pianos dur= ing tuning or playing, and <BR>we've all heard of a string breaking on the c= oncert stage during <BR>performance, so I would think there might be somethi= ng other than metal <BR>fatigue or hard hammers being the cause, or the sole= culprit; maybe simply a <BR>faulty/defective length of piano wire.<BR><BR>T= erry Peterson</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>  <FONT size=3>Te= rry</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  That's t= rue & I left out the possible nicked wire by the stringer as well.</FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>   Da= le</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>