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Jack Rushing
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:07 pm    Post subject: Ever Had This Happen? Reply with quote

This is a first time thing for me. After repairing a violin, I set to work
tuning it. All of a sudden there was what seemed like an explosion, or
a pistol shot. Pieces flew everwhere, and a string almost wrapped around
my neck. The tailpiece had cracked and shattered. I don't know how this
could have been prevented. I call myself checking the violin over for
cracks and things when I first get it. Please be careful at all times when
working on a violin, I know that this really got my attention.!!!
Thanks
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Ken Pollard
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good reminder, thanks. Lots of tension in a stringed instrument.

I was told this long ago and think it's good advice: don't tighten the strings when they're aimed at your eyes.
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Mat Roop
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never happened to me... but got to thinking, and it seems most times when I am stringing up, the violin is always in front of me... I guess I am off to the safety store to buy a pair of safety glasses.... without my eyes, there is no restoration work!
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Chet Bishop
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have never done any damage that way, but a breaking string can hurt.

Once I did string up a newly repaired violin, and just as it came up to tension, there was a loud, terrible cracking sound, and all the strings went flat-- not totally slack, but quite flat. I checked everything, and could find no damage, so I began tuning again, and just as it reached pitch, it happened again.

Michael Darnton pointed out the trouble-- it was a Sacconi-style tail-gut that was slipping through the nut, one or two threads at a time. Replaced the tail-gut and solved the problem. But if Mr. Darnton had not spoken up, I am sure I would have taken the top off looking for a break inside. (Thanks again, Michael!)
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jessupe goldastini
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 6:48 pm    Post subject: saftey first Reply with quote

i have had g strings blow up while playing, as well as guitar strings blow while tuning....as a practice always wear saftey glasses while doing work on stringed instruments....or any dangerous activity with sharpe pointy pokey objects
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