stretching wire

[Farrell]

Sure, why not. I have little doubt you are correct with the "piano wire does 
not stretch" thing. I read your explanation regarding engineers, etc. I'm a 
believer (now). All I was saying that over the life of the piano, one does 
slowly add more wire around the pin. I think that I have done one pitch 
lowering in ten years here in Florida, while I have done thousands of pitch 
raises. Pitch raise makes more wire wind around the pin (unless, of course, 
the pin is spinning backwards when I'm not looking). Wood crushing is likely 
the culprit.

I'm just glad there are people out there smarter than I.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
>> It does - albeit slowly.
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>
> As the pin migrates forward in the block, the block crushes at the flange, 
> and the pins migrate in the bridge from side bearing? Wood crush couldn't 
> be a factor worth considering then?
> Ron N
>