has anyone ever tried this?

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Brian,

Yes, I have heard tell of people experimenting with hanging weights 
 from the end of piano wire in an attempt to get them pre-stretched. I 
am not privy to the details, but I would guess that the weight used was 
around the amount of tension the string would be under when at pitch. I 
would further guess that the bends are so important in achieving 
stability that this approached was dropped. But I just don't know. Why 
don't you try it and report back to the list?

Alan Eder

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Doepke <bdoepke at verizon.net>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, Nov 6 4:40 PM
Subject: RE: has anyone ever tried this?

I still can't believe that someone has not discovered a way to 
"pre-stretch"
a new bass string. Maybe something like hanging a weight on the end 
without
the loop?

Brian P. Doepke, (dep-kee)



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