<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-885= 9-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <P><BR>I have just read your Journal article.  Interesting that to= nal life of piano wire is 20 to 25 years...</P> <P>I should say that I don't have breaking string problems with pianos = that are only 40 to 50 cents flat.  Its the -100+ pianos that caus= e problems and then usually only a string or two...often a bass string = or in the high treble.  </P> <P>David I.</P> <P><BR><BR> </P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Joe Garrett" <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>T= o: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 9/12/2005 9:05:39 AM<BR>S= ubject: Pitch Raising<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I. said: "<FONT fac= e="Times New Roman" size=3>I'm still the dinosaur, I guess. &n= bsp; I don't use any over pull during pit=<BR>ch raises...and a strin= g will still break on occasion.   I can't imagin=<BR>e brin= ging a piano from -100 cents to +25 cents without serious string =<BR= >breaking..."<BR>David I.,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size== 3>Hence, the reason for my article, PTJ, Dec.99 I spent a lot of time "= tweaking" that "program" and find it is less abusive to strings, as it = is designed to NOT exceed Breaking Strengths and still get stable resul= ts.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size== 3>Regards,</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool P= olice<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>