<HTML>In a message dated 3/29/03 4:20:57 AM !!!First Boot!!!= , tune4u@earthlink.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">All the pitch correction discus= sions I've seen on here in recent years has been in regard to doing it either with a couple of rough tunings or using an= ETD and overpull, i.e., in one session. Is there any truth to the old belief that bringing pitch up in small stages,= over time, helps to prevent false beats? On the surface of it, it sounds silly to me and not with any scientific basis. But it apparently is/was a widely held belief and still pops up. I<BR= > spotted it on this web site: http://www.pianofinders.com/faqs/servicefaq.htm= Whatayathink? Alan Barnard Salem, MO </BLOCKQUOTE> Alan I've not heard of that, (But then I don't hear very well). False beats are u= sually caused by the string not being seated on the bridge. If you have fals= e beats, tap down the strings, and it should eliminate the falsies. I don't = think raising pitch in one swell foop, or in small increments, is going to c= hange that. Wim </HTML>