[CAUT] lifting strings

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I wrote: 
<< I do my  lifting starting at the  hitch pin and working my way towards the 
 
tuning pins. 

Wim asks: 
 
>>Wouldn't lifting the string at the hitch pin cause the string to lift off  
the bridge, causing false beats? >>

Ah yes, poor writing on my part.  I should have said that I start my 
"settling" at the hitch pin.  That encompasses a slight tap on either side of the 
bridge right after the hitches and aliquots get a light rap to straighten the 
string over the bend.  
Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html