tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563375693893858995.post2962927640996324302..comments2023-10-11T04:34:10.280-07:00Comments on Musings of a slowly rotting mind…: BabeTom Hurleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406594538384486447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563375693893858995.post-3346716834013324512011-05-03T14:29:41.802-07:002011-05-03T14:29:41.802-07:00I hope we never have to replace them. In a DVD cal...I hope we never have to replace them. In a DVD called Note by Note, which follows the making of one piano, the “stringer” has bandages on every finger and thumb. Whether those are required uniform or just fixes for many wounds, they didn't say.<br /><br /> Guitar strings are mere steel and are handled by sweaty players’ hands; the Steinway’s strings are never touched by human hands and besides they’re made of butted and fused (with hens’ teeth) hummingbird tongues.Tom Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406594538384486447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563375693893858995.post-39815090892953357322011-05-03T13:58:29.518-07:002011-05-03T13:58:29.518-07:00How often will you be changing those strings? A gu...How often will you be changing those strings? A guitar needs new strings after several hours of playing. A piano is like a guitar but with more strings, so I assume you'll be changing them regularly. I don't envy you.Pete S.noreply@blogger.com