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Is it possible to get the piece of heart without breaking the custom-made chandelier in the Lumpy Pumpkin at Pumpkin Landing in Skyward Sword?
I already broke it and have to make deliveries to make up for it. Also: totally worth everyone's reaction. ;p
As far as I can tell, the bird statues are the only way to save. This article mentions save points in dungeons, and I am assuming they are refering to the bird statues as well.
There are save points scattered throughout the adventure, even in the middle of dungeons. This might sound like an obvious improvement, but it will be taken as something approaching heresy by the more traditionalist of Zelda fans. If you die, you can continue at the last save point with all of the items you've found. Nintendo clearly wants players of all skill levels to be able to finish the adventure.
Note: This is not available until you insert the first tablet (confirmed by @kareen and @jeffmercado)
Open up the gear menu with "1", and you'll see an interface button near the bottom left area of the screen. It should have "Standard" on it. Set it to "Pro" to remove the button layout.
Here is a picture of the button:
(original image taken from: http://www.zeldadungeon.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ss-gear1.jpg)
Here is the location of it (circled):
(original image taken from: http://www.zeldadungeon.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ss-gear.png )
Best Answer
Yes. The only way to get the piece of heart in The Lumpy Pumpkin is to knock down the chandelier. There aren't any items that will retrieve it for you. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to knock it down, so you can work to pay off your debt: