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Lots of different possiblities here... but it might help to know a bit
more about the piano. What kind it is, how much wear and tear, etc.
It might help to know a bit about the room acoustics as well.
<p>RicB
<p>Wesley Hardman wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>String
breakage is a rather frequent occurrence in a baby grand piano that I service
for a church. I have replaced several strings in the treble section
of the fairly new piano in the last few months. The pianist admits
to playing the instrument too hard and that the strings break while he
is playing.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>What can
I do to decrease the likelihood of string breakage in that piano?</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Wesley
Hardman, Associate Member PTG</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Scottsboro,
Alabama</font></font> </blockquote>
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<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
<br><A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A>
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