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In a message dated 21/08/03 9:13:45 PM, RNossaman@cox.net writes:

<< The coil will not, under any condition short of zero or near zero tension, 
ever loosen. It can only tighten, lowering string pitch. It's a one way deal. 
>>

Well gee Ron I ''almost'' agree totally with you here...............
That being said........ if the coil only ever tightens then why not go ahead 
and get the coils as tight as possible as early as possible and make for a 
better terminated string(s)? 
 On a piano which has had its coils tapped..... tapping beyond a certain 
point, say a third time, has no appreciable effect........If a piano drops serious 
cents when it is tapped/coils tightened than in my opinion the strings were 
not seated properly around the pin. Does this cause any "Unstability in 
tuning"??...perhaps not... but it sho don't add to the stability either.
 Tapping, or not, does not in and of itself indicate any degree of 
proficiency, skill or lack thereof nor does either guarantee any tuning stability.
 Tapping is a procedure that I am thoroughly comfortable with and is part of 
my prep work on 'all' new grands and new customer instruments. The work is 
included in my 'first call fee' and is something I have never charged extra for 
anyway. If a pitch raise is called for then the tapping won't hurt anything and 
if a pitch lowering (kinda typical in pianos from elsewhere in the country 
new to FL) then the tapping is a tremendous help in that pitch lowering.........

Different rice bowls.............I don't think that any one has the best or 
only answer to the question at hand....just season your rice to taste I 
suppose. :-)
Jim Bryant (FL)

"An orchid in a pansy patch is a weed. 
Ron N."