Re; New Use For Goose's String Leveling Tool/Old News To me

[Ron Nossaman]

> 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.

You won't do any more "good" with a sledge than you will with 
a thumbnail, and will do a hell of a lot less damage in the 
process. You aren't "fixing" anything with string seating in 
any case, so the less intrusive the better - if you must.
Ron N