Ron, The strings are supposed to be strenghtened in the process, seem to me that the danger is more on the bridge pins. The method was given to me by someone who makes strings, and use it on strong enough pianos. Was not intending to convert you anyway, but having a stable piano the first months of use is very interesting. Best Isaac OLEG Entretien et reparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Ron Nossaman [mailto:RNossaman@cox.net] > Envoye : mardi 8 juillet 2003 15:57 > A : oleg-i@wanadoo.fr; Pianotech > Objet : Re: A string's treatment > > > > >Colleagues , > >I come back with this post that you may not have noticed. It is a > >prcocess to produce some sort of annealing on new strings - make > >sense, comments welcome ( no flame suit at this moment it is being > >cleaned) > > Pass, thanks. I'll continue trying to not abuse my strings > any more than > necessary. > > Ron N > >
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