<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 05/05/2002 2:41:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, gnewell@ameritech.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">This is interesting to me as I have never observed an 8 cent correction
<BR>that was as unstable as all you folks lead one to believe. Could it
<BR>possibly be because the piano is older and the strings just aren't
<BR>rendering as well anymore? If unequal tensions are set up in the various
<BR>string segments that could certainly account for the gross instability that
<BR>is so often talked about. Any thoughts?
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<BR>Greg Newell</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Hi Greg,list,
<BR> I have noticed instability is a lot greater at lowering the pitch, compared to a pitch raise.An 8 cents overpull I can get stability,usually very easily,but pulling down the pitch,especially in the bass,is a major fight.
<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT></HTML>