> > I have always supposed the main reason a test blow will flatten a > string > > is because the pin is not seated, or "set". > > Hi Richard, > It is my thinking that unless the strings are seated on the bridge (setteled > in ) > That the test blow will partially settle the string. In pitch raises of over > 25c I go to work in seating the strings as if it were a new piano to remove > the elastic curve arround the bearing points. This I call a pitch > stabilization process. > Joe Goss Hi Joe, I meant tuning pin. The curve around the bridge pin I have never worried about. Seating the string on the bridge to me means that the strings rest on the bridge cap due to proper bearing. To have to tap strings to "seat" them may mean a bearing problem. My personal hunch is that the two bends on the speaking length should be left alone, this "elastic curve" (bon mot) is very delicate and under added stress from the bend, esp being pulled at 170 lbs, and the force of the hammers hitting it. They need time, not force to attain their optimum form. Force will only be detrimental to their elasticity IMHO. ---ric
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