Yeah but. You're not immortal? Gee, what a bummer, and I thought you were just visiting here for a couple of hundred years. So sad. You are absolutely right, there is a range of tensions suitable for different sizes and makes of pianos. Kawais are very high tension, Knabes tend to be lower, big old uprights can be high but little consoles are low. Del is right, you have to get a feel for the piano, the scale and tension on it and where changes are being made. I like to know where the braces are and how heavy the plate is and how much I can safely change tension. Del is correct, tension is more important than Inh except across transition points, bad plate brace changes, middle to bass sections, etc. You have to THINK about making changes, understand why, how and how much before making changes on old stuff that you cannot go to the dump and get parts for. You have to have a sense for this, or better have some sense, something I lack occasionally. There are no absolutes here except that there are no absolutes. Have a wonderfully confusing weekend all. Newton
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