Don, Yes, leveling cleans up the sound -- a lot, which is why I like to do it. But... I had to go back 75 miles the same day after I leveled strings on a C7 before tuning. One treble wire dropped considerably, making one note unplayable. Maybe I was too aggressive, but clearly pulling up a wire puts tension into all the non-speaking lengths. I didn't pound that note in well enough, and when it equalized during play, the speaking length went sharp -- a lot. Live and learn... --Cy-- On Mar 8, 2009, at 9:26 PM, Don Mannino wrote: > 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. >> >> --Cy-- >> >> Cy Shuster, RPT >> www.shusterpiano.com >> ABQ, NM
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