<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Pat, I think a good hard test blow = in a controlled environment is different, as it is done with a certain amount = of restraint.  When many musicians get fired up during an actual = performance, be it rock, classical or an organ recital, another component kicks in.   When I played guitar in a pop group (decades ago) I used = to thrash the living daylights out of my Fender Strat when the adrenaline = got going.  Musicians from all quarters are all guilty of it - = including vocalists, violinists and drummers (<EM>especially = </EM>drummers).   During rehearsals and recording sessions all is OK, but "on = stage" when the lights go up - all hell can break loose and the vocal cords, = vellums, bow hairs and strings start to take their toll.  Brian = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><B></B></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>Pat Neely <<A href="mailto:pneely@thegrid.net">pneely@thegrid.net</A>><BR><B>To: = </B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Friday, 26 November 1999 5:04<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: Wham = Bang<BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"></FONT>ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 = Transitional//EN"><HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <BODY bgColor = #ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have and have seen some pretty hard test blows = or stablizing blows that it would seem were too hard for any one to be = just playing the piano. do we break a lot of strings I haven't heard that = to be so , I'm curious, so it must be with the sustain?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>