[CAUT] pre-stretching new string?

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Fred,



You have many admirable qualities that contribute enormously to this 
list.  Your concern in this case with setting the record straight on a 
technical point, and your readiness to publicly and unequivocally make 
amends is a model of behavior that our politicians and celeberties 
would do well to emulate.



Thanks,



Alan Eder



-----Original Message-----

From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>

To: caut <caut at ptg.org>

Sent: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 3:08 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











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