<HTML>In a message dated 4/4/02 2:27:46 PM Central Standard Time, baoli_liu@yahoo.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I tuned a lot of Chinese pianos as well as Japanese and Korean pianos.My experience tells me that the strings of most Asia pianos are easier to break than that of US pianos.I am not sure if it's because of the tension difference or material property. Baoli </BLOCKQUOTE> But is it the high tension that causes the strings to break? Two of the piano faculty members here break a lot of strings on their B's. We have two Kawai's in our practice rooms, and the strings on them don't break as often as the ones on the Steinways. Wim U of Alabama</HTML>