<html><head></head><body> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Billbrpt@AOL.COM">Billbrpt@AOL.COM</a> wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:30.fba2aa2.27a45b80@aol.com">List, Yes, it's true and I need some opinions on what to do about it.  It is a Young Chang Grand model G-185, only a few years old.  It is meticulously cared for but early in it's service, the pianist at this, shall we say, "spirit filled" church complained of bass strings breaking and shooting out of the piano. </blockquote> Well ..... you could always tell them that this is Gods way of fireing off warning shots to the less er..... dedicated members of the congregation... ie them what are stingy when the offering plate is passed. <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:30.fba2aa2.27a45b80@aol.com"> She is quite upset and beside herself.  She refuses to believe that it is the  *way* the piano is played that is causing this. She claims that she has  played the piano "all her life" and has never seen or even heard of this  happening. </blockquote> Perhaps she is correct ??? <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:30.fba2aa2.27a45b80@aol.com"> The piano has a string cover which she yanks out and throws in  the corner.  She also says she has never played a piano with a "blanket" in  it and just "couldn't" play with it in there.  I have firmly insisted that at  this point, it is a matter of public safety and won't have any effect on the  sound. </blockquote> As well you should... at some point rationality simply has to be insisted upon. Boy have I got a story for you... but thats another posting.....:) <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:30.fba2aa2.27a45b80@aol.com"> I am thinking that these wound strings must have particularly high tension.   Does anyone know if this is so?  Over the years I have heard of other such  instances that were cured by replacing the wound strings with a set of  lighter gauged, "happy" strings.  It would seem to me that a lower tension  would solve the problem but in reading the recent post about "replacement  strings", I am confused.  Some of these strings have been breaking at the  bass bridge termination point rather than the agraffe.  That seems very  unusual to me. </blockquote> You scoitently need to establish that the Young Chang scale for this piano is on the high side tension wise if you are to conclude that lower tension would help. I will leave it too our rebuild expert panel to help you out there. Getting Young Chang to go along with paying for a new lower tension scale seems a bit far fetched tho.... <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:30.fba2aa2.27a45b80@aol.com"> It is also interesting to note that to date, only wound strings have broken,  no plain wire. </blockquote> Interesting enough... Perhaps they need a different kind of piano ?? <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:30.fba2aa2.27a45b80@aol.com"> Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin</blockquote> <pre class="moz-signature">-- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</a></pre> </body></html>