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<DIV><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
size=2>Greetings, List!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>I am a
relatively new subscriber, and a first-time poster, so I'll give a brief =
bio
before my questions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
size=2>My
name is John Formsma, and I live in Blue Mountain, MS. I have been =
tuning pianos
part-time for several years, and have begun to tune full-time since I =
have taken
over my father's piano tuning business. My father passed away this =
January. I am
somewhat of a neophyte with certain repair and troubleshooting =
procedures, and
this list has given me some good information which will be very useful =
in the
future.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
size=2>This
particular problem may have been discussed earlier, and I can refer to =
the
archives if that is the case. The last several Wurlitzer consoles I have =
tuned
have had a common problem with bass strings breaking. These pianos are =
all in
the 20-35 year-old range, and I have had from one to four strings break =
on each
piano that I have tuned. Each string has broken at the coil on the =
tuning
pin.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
size=2>From
what I surmise with my limited technical knowledge, there is too much of =
an
angle from where the string leaves the tuning pin to where the strings =
pass over
the plate, which "forces" the string to slightly wind itself =
over the
coil. The only thing I can figure is that there is a stress formed at =
the point
at which the string begins to wind over the coil which eventually causes =
breakage because the string has been weakened at that point due to =
repeated
tunings. I have also noticed that the bass bridge pins for the broken =
strings
were loose every time. I suspect a correlation, but am not sure what it =
would
be.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
size=2>I have
repaired the loose bridge pins with epoxy, and replaced the strings, but =
wonder
if there is a way to avoid this problem. Is this a design flaw with a =
certain
vintage Wurlitzer? Has anyone else had this trouble?
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 =
face=Arial
size=2>Any advice would be appreciated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=430295002-25021999><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>John =
Formsma</FONT></DIV>
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