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<DIV><FONT size=2>Matthew.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Some people that HAVE NOT had lesson on the piano =
and are self
taught and have watch Jerry Lee Lewis types destroy pianos in concert =
think that
is the way to play -- judo chopping and holding the damper pedal down =
all the
time -- doesn't take long to destroy a piano that way.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ken Gerler</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:mtodd@pianotech88.com" =
title=mtodd@pianotech88.com>Matthew
Todd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 28, 1999 =
9:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wham Bang</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Please, give me a differentiation on how to and how not =
to play
the piano please?
<P>PAT A RALPH wrote:
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<FONT size=-1>Yes list,</FONT> <FONT size=-1>I was called =
several years
ago to service a 6 month old Samick studio that had "a few broken" =
strings
"that should be replaced under warrenty". When I got there, =
there were
no less than 23 broken bass strings ALL at the upper bridge. =
Needless
to say, I left the bill with the church and advised them to get a =
different
musician or give "him" some lessons on how and how not to play the
piano.</FONT> <FONT size=-1>Ken Gerler</FONT>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:bholden@wave.co.nz" =
title=bholden@wave.co.nz>Brian
Holden</A></DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech
Forum</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November =
24, 1999
11:08 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wham =
Bang</DIV> <FONT
color=#000000><FONT size=-1>I have been reading the comments =
regarding
breaking strings and Gospel pianists. I cannot hold off my =
2c worth
any longer. I have been servicing a Yamaha P2 at a school =
for about
15 years. Up until about 5 years ago there was no problem, =
then
almost overnight the bass strings started popping . I =
initially
replaced them with hexicores, but eventually succumbed to putting =
on a
brand new replacement set direct from the Yamaha suppliers. =
To my
horror within a week one of <I>those </I>broke. We narrowed =
it down
to a church group that had recently started hiring the hall, =
around the
time that the problem initially started. Even then, I =
thought it was
just a coincidence. The church group moved on and the =
problem
stopped. They started meeting at another school and yes =
you've
guessed it - strings started breaking on that piano
too!</FONT></FONT> <FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>I =
found out that
it was the <I>same pianist </I>in both cases and when I discreetly =
asked
someone how loud he played, the answer was "hard - very =
hard". It
transpired that he played a lot of chords and used excessive use =
of the
accelerator (sustain pedal). Thank God he's now moved =
away.
Another two pianos I do at other churches of similar type also =
suffer
regularly breaking strings. Yes, I am convinced to the point =
of
<I>knowing, </I>that the consequences of hard playing result in =
broken
strings and that the problem is prevalent in Gospel type =
churches.
My suggestion on more than one occasion to the Pastor is to have =
the plate
passed around twice - once for the church and one for the piano
repairs. Brian Holden</FONT></FONT> <FONT =
color=#000000><FONT
size=-1>I could go on about the treble strings that I regularly =
have to
replace on a new Yamaha U1 for a brilliant but heavy handed child =
prodigy,
but I think of gone well over time
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already.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM=
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