Bruce asks: << Is it preferrable to start at the bridge, tap at the contact points to the hitch pin, then work from the other side of the bridge all the way to the tuning pin, then mate or lift strings? >> I begin at the hitch pin, relieving the outward curvature of the wire with two light taps towards center. Then the back bridge pin. I the pitch was 8 or 10 cents sharp when I begin, I will have already lost two of them. Another light tap sideways on the speaking length, then a gang lift at the agraffe, followed by settling the coil. If we work in the direction of wire movement, the wire is closer to its final position as we go. I think it helps to keep the pitch sharp at all times when settling the wire. Making all bends under higher than normal conditions offsets, imho, the inevitable settling that the wire will do after our tender care. The coil is an entirely different creature, in terms of settling. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance.<BR> (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)</HTML>
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