Haven't tried a thumbnail, but I have pressed with a finger to see if the strings "needed" seating. Actually, I've only seated strings once in the last couple of years. It was on a newish piano. I'm very gentle when doing it, though. -- JF Ron Paul for President www.ronpaul2008.com On 9/24/07, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > Or just press down with a thumbnail, if you feel you must. > Anything more won't be to better effect, and will be more > destructive.
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