Actually, I think a jerking motion is less likely to break strings than a smooth pull. It seems to me it is more likely to break the string free from friction, so there is less stress over less time where the string leaves the pin (which is where most breaks occur). I've always tuned with small jerking motions (hand on the lever, not slapping). I was taught 20-odd years ago that that method was more likely to lead to a stable tuning, and experience has told me it is so. Of course, the key here is _small_, controlled, jerking motions for fine tuning. For pitch raises, a larger jerk right to pitch works most of the time, unless circumstances seem to dictate a quick jerk down first (too often, those circumstances involve a broken string, but it would have broken anyway with a smooth pull, IMO). Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico --On Thursday, November 6, 2003 8:08 AM -0800 Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> wrote: > At 04:29 PM 11/6/2003 +0100, you wrote: >> Do some of you use that kind of karate method ? snip > One would think that the jerking motion would break more strings, but so > far it hasn't. > > Susan Kline > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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