lifting strings

[Stéphane Collin]

Thanks Jenneetah, Don, Dave, Conrad, Cy for your useful input.

Stéphane Collin.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David M. Porritt" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: lifting strings


> Stéphane:
>
> One other thing to consider.... if a string needs to be lifted raise the 
> pitch first then lift, then tune back down.  If you lift first then bring 
> it back up to pitch, much of that nice bend you just put in the wire at 
> the agraffe will be pulled back through the agraffe and be lost.  If you 
> pull it sharp first then bring the string down to pitch (or if you are 
> lucky and your lifting brings it down to where it should be) the bend will 
> still be where you want it.
>
> dave
>
>
> __________________________________________
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
> dporritt@mail.smu.edu
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>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Stéphane Collin <collin.s@skynet.be>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:01:13 +0200
> Subject: Re: lifting strings
>
>>Hi there, Conrad.
>
>>Using the hook from below is a great idea that I am going to explore right
>>now.
>>Thanks for the trick.
>
>>Best regards.
>
>>Stéphane Collin.
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
>>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 3:19 PM
>>Subject: Re: lifting strings
>
>
>>> Instead of hitting with rubber hammer and rod from above,  have you used
>>> the hook from below?
>
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