> This technique [tuning just the center string, then one edge, then the other edge] results in less strain on the plate as the tension is > distributed more evenly and gradually, which is surely a comfort when > pulling up old pianos. It also results in far fewer strings breaking, > and perhaps more importantly, ends up with a vastly more stable > instrument. Ty, I can understand why that technique reduces the strain on the plate because, as you said, the stress is distributed more evenly, and I can understand that this would give a more stable tuning. I don't understand why this would result in less string breakage. If you could elaborate on this, I would be grateful. /Allen Leigh So. Jordan, UT
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