[pianotech] String Leveling question

[Don Mannino]

Cy,

Hooking the wire and getting it level should make the tuning more stable, 
not less.  When you see this kind of thing, I'd suggest just going for it.

Don Mannino


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cy Shuster" <cy at shusterpiano.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] String Leveling question


>I came to a new customer recently and noticed a treble wire had been 
>replaced.  It wasn't until after the pitch raise, when I was using  mutes, 
>that I saw how far off level the string was.  I didn't want to  risk 
>stability that late in the tuning, so I left leveling for next  time.
>
> I've added that to my mental checklist of things to watch out for, the 
> first time I come to a piano.
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> --Cy--
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