<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Forgive me if my question has been taken up recently. I'm unable to keep up
<BR>with reading Pianotech and have just been searching the archives and have
<BR>found nothing helpful.
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<BR>An institution I (along with several other technicians) service uses a 1893
<BR>Steinway D for frequent student recitals. Restrung two years ago by a
<BR>respected local music house. Complaining about having to replace broken
<BR>strings in the capo area, asking my advice.
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<BR>Do worn hammers contribute to string breakage? Seems like I have read
<BR>something to that effect in these posts sometime back. The hammers show
<BR>considerable wear- fairly long grooves. They look like Renners with mahogany
<BR>moldings, but the underfelt is reddish rather than blue. The outfit that
<BR>restrung it does not have a history of good hammer reshaping, tending to
<BR>leave a flat surface even when they do file.
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<BR>Would failure to reshape the capo contribute to breaking strings? I've asked
<BR>but no one seems to know.
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<BR>I'll appreciate any suggestions y'all.
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<BR>Bill Maxim, RPT
<BR>Columbia, SC
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