"pin set", test blows, string segment tension balance: Reality Check?

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Kurt writes:

<< When it comes to string stability, test blows, "pin set" technique,

pin twisting, pin flagpolling etc...What do we actually KNOW about what is 
going on, and how do we know it? >>

     I can't tell you what it is, but I know it when I feel it.  
If I had to describe "setting", I would say that since how we feel the 
feedback is an individual thing, and each of us has our own unique body mechanics 
and (gasp), temperament, imho, the ability to leave a stable string,  will occur 
in an informed individual after they have spent enough time being "mindful" 
of what they are feeling and hearing at the same time.  There is a huge 
difference between having 10 years experience and having one year's experience 10 
times.  
Regards,

Ed Foote RPT 
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