Hi Stuart or Janina: A half turn will greatly relieve tension, however it is a good idea to keep some hand tension on the Bass strings while detuning to avoid breaking the strings at the coil when the string is bent backwards (keeping tension on the middle of the string prevents that backward bend). A good full turn is probably needed if you are planning to remove the strings. If you are removing strings in order to replace them, then just shear them off at the becket with a coil setting tool. Jim coleman, Sr. On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, Janina Baur wrote: > Greetings to all, > A couple of questions, What is the amount you turn the tuning pins when = > completely letting tension off? Art Reblitz recommends one full turn the = > first time. Also I am currently restoring a 1920 Angelus Player and I = > noticed that it has plywood (extremely thin and hard to get ply wood) = > glued to all the panels and then the veneer is glued to the ply. Does = > anyone know what the ply is for? is it for ease of fitting the veneer?=20 > Does anyone have any comments on the latest Steinway and Sons = > currently being built? I hear they are not quite up to scratch in = > comparison to their earlier work. Is this due to changes in time it = > takes to build? Lack of quality materials? I heard (only rumour) that = > S&S used to keep the wood for some years (to allow it to age) before = > using it on a piano. > Your comments would be greatly appreciated, thankyou Stuart >
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