> Could string seating procedures also overcome friction at the bridge and > move tension back behind the bridge? I don't see why not, assuming enough tension difference to pull through (whatever that may be). >I done it and heard "ticks" as the > string let go of its oxidised bonds and passed over the bridge. I've > assumed that (in humid, rusty climates) the area behind the bridge can > become a well of instability when pianos are tuned annually or less and > these bonds can form. > > Andrew Anderson But then no one that I'm aware of has ever reported a pitch rise in the speaking length from seating a string. They all report a pitch drop, often of nearly a quarter semitone. If there is significant tension difference between string segments, the rear segments will be of higher tension than the front segments at least part of the time. Ron N
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