[pianotech] interesting alternative tuning experience

[Don]

Hi Ron,

If what you postulate is true (or partially true) then would it be fair to
extrapolate from that to say that pitch lowering may often be less stable
that pitch raising?

It does seem odd that the back scale could "store" so much tension that in
Alan's case the pitch on the sharp notes was nearly as high as he found it
on the first visit. After all the back scale is often much shorter in
comparison to the sounding length. That argues that some other factors are
"in the mix".

At 10:23 AM 12/17/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>
>It's coming from the back scale. Next tuning will be better, 
>and the next. Short of lowering tension drastically and 
>pulling on the back scale to force wire through the bridge, 
>you'll just have to wait for it to settle down.
>Ron N
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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