stretching wire -- an anecdotal analysis

[kurt baxter]

>
> I assume it is the friction around the tuning pin which is slowly allowing
> the stress in the wire to overcome it.


This seems quite plausible.  Have you ever tied a knot in music wire that
slowly unwound itself
when under tension? It creeps undone because of friction. Friction is the
time-release factor.

That might also be the case with coils.

What about wood? Why does wood *slowly* crush?



[kurt]
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