String breakage (was Re: I Raise the pitch...)

[Jon Page]

At 11:39 AM 4/10/97 -0400, you wrote:
>The reason why so many string broke is because I always tune at least a
>half note flat (100 cents) before going up in pitch (almost always).
>Kuang Wang
>
>
Wrong approach !  Just ease the string back enough to hear the release,
2-3 cps.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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