<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Hey Now,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">So do you do this before or after the pitch lowering? Just curious.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Steve</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Orange County Ca</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Pura Vida  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paulrevenkojones@aol.com href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">PAULREVENKOJONES</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/7/2007 12:01:25 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: questions, etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>A technique I've used with some success when lowering pitch, based on the residual higher tension in the back scale, is to take a brass rod and angle it almost even with the string plane in the back scale and give the string a tap about 1/2 inch behind the bridge in the direction <STRONG>away</STRONG> from the bridge pin, freeing the string slightly from the lock at the bridge and easing the tension across the bridge. You can do almost the same thing with a string hook, but it's more work and lacks the finesse you can achieve with controlled tapping. You can hear the pitch change in the speaking length.You then need to re-settle the string at the bridge pin properly and re-tune. It saves a lot of time waiting for string creep or having to pitch lower again so aggressively.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PR-J.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH, STOP HAVING OPINIONS!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>