<html><div>>Shifting gears a bit on the string replacement thread:</div> <div>></div> <div>>I've heard that strings should never break during a tuning *if* you </div> <div>>are using the proper technique. The proper technique, per one opinion, </div> <div>>is to *always* lower tension before turning a pin.</div> <br> <div>Balogna</div> <br> <div>>I thought that strings break during a tuning for a variety of reasons, </div> <div>>most that we cannot control. Can we *completely* avoid string breakage </div> <div>>during a tuning by using a particular tuning technique as I was told?</div> <br> <div>no</div> <br> <div>>I tell folks that the poor quality steel wire, the piano design, the </div> <div>>condition of the piano, how hard the piano is played, and over-tension </div> <div>>could all lead to string breakage. And if a string breaks, they pay to </div> <div>>replace it. Is this a correct analysis?</div> <br> <div>yes</div> <br> <div>>Regards,</div> <div>></div> <div>>John Piesik, RPT</div> <div>>Oceanside, CA</div> > <br> <b>Vince<br> </b><i><<a href="mailto:vince@byu.edu" eudora="autourl">mailto:vince@byu.edu</a>><br> </i>Visit the web page for the Pacific Northwest Conference at: <br> <<a href="http://www.pnwpianoconf.com/" eudora="autourl">www.pnwpianoconf.com</a>> </html>