Why Strings Break

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Ron:

It has been my practice to bump the pin down only on pianos which really
look risky (like lots of rust on strings and pins, or on pianos which I 
know from experience that they are high tension strung pianos like
old chickering upts, Emerson, Iver & Pond upts. The only reason I bump these
is to make sure that the string is not frozen to the V-Bar.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >  Not every tuner lets the pitch
> >down as you mentioned just before turning it up.  In fact, I would imagine
> >very few do.  
> -------------------------
> >Bob Bergantino, RPT
> 
> 
> 
> I do. It's not exactly letting pitch down, just a bump. Just enough to hear
> a beat change. The pin doesn't move in the block, it's a quick flex. It has
> gotten to be so automatic, I don't usually pay it much attention, but I do
> it. Anyone else?
> 
>  Ron 
> 
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