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Topic: Frequent string breakages  (Read 1746 times)

Offline rohansahai

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Frequent string breakages
on: April 28, 2006, 01:40:33 AM
3 strings in the past two weeks . . .what can be the problem? My piano is a 3 yr old Samick upright.
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Offline cy_shuster

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Re: Frequent string breakages
Reply #1 on: April 28, 2006, 01:56:04 AM
Could be worn hammers; rust on the strings or tuning pins; excessive, rhythmic fortissimo with the sustain pedal down; high humidity forcing pitch above normal.

What does your tuner say?

--Cy--
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Offline rohansahai

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Re: Frequent string breakages
Reply #2 on: April 28, 2006, 05:28:20 AM
Quote from: cy_shuster on April 28, 2006, 01:56:04 AM
Could be worn hammers; rust on the strings or tuning pins; excessive, rhythmic fortissimo with the sustain pedal down; high humidity forcing pitch above normal.

What does your tuner say?

--Cy--

Its a strange situation... there is only one tuner in my town (and 4-5 pianos) ..and my tuner is quite happy with the string breakages as that means more income for him.  >:(
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