[CAUT] pre-stretching new string?

[Stan Kroeker]

Ladies and gents,

While on this thread of new strings, would 'veteran' stringers mind  
sharing their post-stringing stabilization procedures?  ie:  seating  
strings (wherever appropriate), gently inducing bends at termination  
points, manual stretching (other than what Mark is asking below) with  
wood stick or roller tool?  Other?

Just heading out to the shop to install the last of the bass strings  
on a Steinway 'O' and will want to do whatever is possible to hasten  
stability.

Cheers from the summery Canadian prairie,

Stan Kroeker, RPT

On Jun 5, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Mark Cramer wrote:

> In last month's discussion of wire stretch, someone mentioned  
> pulling a new
> string a semitone sharp to take care of any future stretch along  
> all its
> segments.
>
> Is a 'semitone' overpull common practice for new (plain-wire) strings?
>
> Would you do this as part of a full re-stringing as well, or is  
> this just a
> habit when trying to get a new single-string replacement stable?
>
> I've never done so, but can't see the harm with fresh new wire.  
> Anyone want
> to educate me on the subject?
>
> thanks,
> Mark Cramer
> Brandon University
>
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