[pianotech] strings

[J Patrick Draine]

Roger, I'm with you on this one. My preferred authority on the matter was
the late Al Sanderson, who concluded that any string that couldn't be
brought up to pitch is de facto a defective string (whether due to rust,
deficiencies in manufacture, etc.), and is overdue to be replaced.
Patrick Draine

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Roger Gable <roger at gablepiano.com> wrote:

>  Steve,
> I have another perspective on the urban legend of string breakage. I never
> let the tension down before raising the pitch on suspected strings.
>
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