----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Mannino" <DMannino at kawaius.com> "Another thing that I truly believe helps new pianos settle down faster is to make them afraid of you. :-D This means pulling each string quite sharp during the pitch raise, using a pounding tool and hitting the key very hard as you settle it back down to the recommended overpull point. I think mostly this helps to settle the capo bar string bend into position a little, but it also helps the string to render through the full length." Hi Don, I've found that Asian pianos do need this for some reason, and it doesn't always have to be right out of the box. I've used this technique on Asian pianos which have had tuning instability for years, and it settles them down. I don't know if it is the rendering, or if the wire stretches (which is kind of what it feels like), or the coil tightens, or all of the above. But you're right. This works. But why is it that I don't seem to find that American pianos respond the same way? Tanner
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