Restringing time

[Janina Baur]

Ron
Thanks for your comment, I haven't been in this game for long. I was told by
another piano tech that new strings should be fitted within 24-48 hours
after removal. I thought he said it  would cause a problem with the
soundboard,  I'm not sure of the exact problem  but I thought it was to do
with the crown??. It does sound silly since the crown becomes more positive
with all the strings removed. I understand what you said about removing some
of the strings Do you have any ideas on what the problem might be.
Thank you, Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@southwind.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: Restringing time


>At 12:07 PM 12/7/98 +1100, you wrote:
>>Hi everybody, Stuart here from Australia
>>Could anyone tell me the maximum time allowed between removing the strings
>and refiting the strings?before the soundboard loses its crown.
>>Thankyou ,Stuart
>
>
>Huh?
>
>I don't see how relieving downbearing pressure on a soundboard by removing
>the strings can make the board lose crown. If you are removing all the
>strings at once, you can leave them off for years without hurting anything.
>If you are removing part of the strings and leaving tension on the rest,
you
>should get them back on as soon as possible. You don't want uneven loads on
>the board for any longer than necessary.
>
>Is that what you meant?
>
> Ron
>