<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>My own theory on pitch raising and lowering has to do with the soundboard </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>catching up with the pitch change in the wire. I believe the soundboard </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>takes at least hours to conform to the new tension (whether higher or lower) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>and regardless of how much in one sitting you change the pitch to stabilize </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>it will still change more because of the inability of the soundboard to </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>adopt to the new tension level that quickly. That is why on pitch raises </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>(over 25c) I come back in 2 weeks after to retune..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>One should, also, take into consideration the de-compression of the plate and the rest of the structure. It is ALL connected, you know.<G></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain of the Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>