<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 04/27/2002 6:11:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stephenairy@fastmail.fm writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">On some bass notes, putting them 50 cents flat makes them sound better,
<BR>and on other notes pulling them up to 440 often breaks the strings.
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<BR>Hi,
<BR> I've never seen or heard one that sounded better 50cts. flat,although I guess it's maybe possible.As for as the breaking strings,that is probally due to rust,not engineering.
<BR>Good tuning,
<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT></HTML>