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Re:For More Pianos, Last Note Is Thud in the Dump by udp on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @12:12PM (#4317981)
Same thing happens with a guitar if you leave it without strings or heavily detuned. The neck can begin to warp and become very easy to break.
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Re:For More Pianos, Last Note Is Thud in the Dump by soperj on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @02:53PM (#4319024)
That's also why you have a truss rod, to prevent/correct neck warping. I've never seen a neck that was easy to break though...
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