string seating - was bridge caps

[Don]

Hi Ron,

I am speaking of a piano that has been in a poor environment (all pianos?)
and then equipped with state of the art humidity control. In this situation
the strings will be up off the bridge to some extent. 

Or do you feel that the instrument has been compromised so that seating the
strings is pointless?

At least one manufacturer does suggest seating strings on their new pianos
as part of dealer prep.

At 07:17 AM 04/06/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi Ron,
>>
>>So if humidity *is* finally balanced properly would you then consider
>>tapping strings down on the bridge?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
>
>Hi Don,
>Why would I want to in *any* circumstances other than as part of settling
>in a restringing? Strings don't levitate above bridges in the first place,
>so what exactly is tapping them down on the bridge presumed to do by way of
>a fix?  
>Ron N
>
>

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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