Restringing preparation

[Elian Degen J.]

I have known colleagues which use both methods.

Whichever method you use, (dropping tension before cutting, or cutting the
wire ) it is ok if you do it in a way to maintain tension in equilibrium.

Myself. I prefer lowering the tension first, I do not fancy strings jumping
all over

Elian
----- Original Message -----
From: <DGPEAKE@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Restringing preparation


> In a message dated 10/23/99 5:18:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> pianotec@ihug.co.nz writes:
>
> << Hello Brian
>
>  I usually drop the tension on the strings in this order:
>      left string of each plain wire trichord
>      left string of each bichord
>      every second monochord
>      centre string of each trichord
>      remainder of bass strings
>      remainder of treble strings
>
>  However, I have heard of techs just chomping through the wire from one
end
> to the other with cutters without dropping tension at all!  I'm not that
> brave.
>
>  Stephen Powell RPT
>  Auckland, NZ >>
>
>
> I break it at the becket and never had a problem.
>
> Dave Peake, RPT
> Portland Chapter
> Oregon City, Or
>