[CAUT] pre-stretching new string?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Fred,
My memory cells are also not what they once were.
I think the 30 cents was only for the bass strings, and that was the limit
that they should be overpulled to.
This is to avoid damage to the string becuase of the winding on a solid
core.
Add to that that the string is under more tension than the unwound strings??
Just a guess at James'es reasoning.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu>
To: "caut" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pre-stretching new string?


> On 6/5/07 6:51 PM, "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:
>
> >   Jim Arledge swears by tuning a full set of bass strings 100 cents
sharp,
> > then coming back next day. He demonstrated that at Nashville, on the
> > convention hotel bar piano. (Talking about replacing only the bass
strings,
> > not a full restring)
> Hi all,
>     I got a post off list correcting me on the above. Jim Arledge leaves
the
> strings at plus 30 cents over night. I think my memory got muddled. He
> probably said pull 100 cents sharp initially (chipping one string after
the
> other), do your seating and leveling and whatnot, then tune to 30 cents
> sharp and leave it over night. Then return in the morning and you can do a
> pretty stable fine tuning. Apologies for inaccurate reporting.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
>
>