David Love wrote: > Haven't noticed that but on pianos where the angle is severe between the > tuning pin and speaking length I take care to lower the pitch before raising > it just to be sure that it's not frozen there. Usually the bass strings > operate at a relatively low BP, at least when compared with the upper > treble, but not always. > > David Love I suspect they just seem more elastic on the second pass because you aren't moving them far. Otherwise, no, I haven't noticed that either. Some of the "not always" I've found in original scales are: Kimball gr: 64% High mono Knabe gr: 55%, high bi Hamburg C: 55%, high mono - 60%, high bi Baldwin M: 64%, G#-2 bi Young Chang G175: 74%, high bi Yamaha U1: 74%, high bi Baldwin R: 76%, High bi Steinway L: 65%, bi Steinway O: 60%, high bi Steinway M: 65%, bi M&H A: 65%, high bi I wouldn't call the 55%-60% ranges to be in any real danger if the string maker can make a decent eye, but I find the 65%-75% a tad on the scary side. Ron N
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