[CAUT] Wire Stretch

[Ron Nossaman]

> Could string seating procedures also overcome friction at the bridge and 
> move tension back behind the bridge?  

I don't see why not, assuming enough tension difference to 
pull through (whatever that may be).


>I done it and heard "ticks" as the 
> string let go of its oxidised bonds and passed over the bridge.  I've 
> assumed that (in humid, rusty climates) the area behind the bridge can 
> become a well of instability when pianos are tuned annually or less and 
> these bonds can form.
> 
> Andrew Anderson

But then no one that I'm aware of has ever reported a pitch 
rise in the speaking length from seating a string. They all 
report a pitch drop, often of nearly a quarter semitone. If 
there is significant tension difference between string 
segments, the rear segments will be of higher tension than the 
front segments at least part of the time.
Ron N