Ron Nossaman wrote: > > Issac states : > >Ron, again, the problem is that string stretch too slowly, not the > >opposite ! > > There are other reasons for new pianos going out of tune quickly than > strings stretching. More than a few of them have been listed in recent > posts. That being the case, I see no reason for you to continue to assume > (much less insist) that string stretching is the primary reason new pianos > go out of tune quickly. Consequently, I see no rationale to the resulting > conclusion that pre-stressing strings will prevent new pianos from going > out of tune quickly. > I have to aggree by and large with Ron here. That being said, I suppose that strings stretching and settling is at least one of the things that make a new instrument a bit more unstable then an instrument thats done a few rounds at the Met. Thats a supposition mind you, and I have to hold a relatively large wad of uncertainty in my back left pocket as to the validity of the whole string stretching arguementation.... despite the fact that it makes intuitive sense to me. I try and help the strings along when restringing, thats for sure... lightly stretching them, and seating (again lightly) around the contact points with bridge / pins / capo / etc. But I dont make to much of it. They end up being stable enough soon enough. One thing to think about.... say for example you could insure somehow perfectly stable and totally stretched and settled strings on a new piano.... then what happens when all the other elements of the instrument stretch, contort, compress, and reshape themselves to meet the stress plane these stable strings provide ??.. Yo.... the strings will have to react :) Cheers ! ,.. and Thanks for the interesting thread. RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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