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<DIV>In a message dated 6/5/07 2:29:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
Cramer@brandonu.ca writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>In last
month's discussion of wire stretch, someone mentioned pulling a new<BR>string
a semitone sharp to take care of any future stretch along all
its<BR>segments.<BR><BR>Is a 'semitone' overpull common practice for new
(plain-wire) strings?<BR><BR>Would you do this as part of a full re-stringing
as well, or is this just a<BR>habit when trying to get a new single-string
replacement stable?<BR><BR>I've never done so, but can't see the harm with
fresh new wire. Anyone want<BR>to educate me on the
subject?<BR><BR>thanks,<BR>Mark Cramer<BR>Brandon
University<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Mark</DIV>
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<DIV>When I put a new string on a piano, I over pull it one semitone. Then
I tune the rest of the piano. Just before I leave, I drop the string to a couple
of cents above the note, and tell the customer it will be sour for a few days,
and to call me when she thinks it needs to be tuned again. For a concert, I
would also pull it up, and let it sit there for as long as possible, then tune
it. </DIV>
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<DIV>As far as restringing, what I've done is take the first note in the treble,
and chip it a half step high. Then aurally chip the whole piano. By the
time the strings stretch and with the weight on the board, the first note
is already a full step low. I then use a string stretcher to get as much of the
stretch out of the string. The first tuning I put on it is 25 cents
sharp, just like a pitch raise. I treat each subsequent tuning, a day later, 2
days later 4 days later, and so on, as a pitch raise until the piano stays at
A440. </DIV>
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