<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I find that if you tune the note with near test blow = level, rather than tune soft then test hard, the piano will achieve much = greater stability.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I approach this problem in two ways using the = False Beat Eliminator only as a last resort.  When a string just won't = settle, I pull it sharp by an amount that would ordinarily be way too much = such as 10-30 cents.  A hard, sharp blow brings it down instantly.  Sometimes, further hard and sharp blows bring it once again = way flat.  I may try pulling sharp again, maybe a little more.  When = this just does not work, I pull the string a little sharp, then give a = good and quick jab with the False Beat Eliminator.  This will usually = cause the string to go very flat, as much as 50 cents or more but when it is = pulled up again, it will stay put. <BR><BR>Sometimes, it takes more than one = attempt.  The important thing to consider when using such a tool is = damage to both the string and the bridge.  You can break a string or = induce false beats into it by distorting the string with too much force. =  The bridge is made of wood, so too much force can crush the material. <BR><BR></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>