Fortepiano Wire (was Re: Brass wire)

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Jeff,
You might also try the sheppards hook knot.
Less stressful by half on the union.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440@mindspring.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: Fortepiano Wire (was Re: Brass wire)


> Jeff-
>     This wire is hard to predict. Sometimes it splices, sometimes it
breaks.
>     You might try a square knot as a splice.  I have three on my
> harpsichord, holding well for several years in the iron wire.
> Ed Sutton
>
> ----------
> >From: Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.sc.edu>
> >To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Re: Fortepiano Wire (was Re: Brass wire)
> >Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2002, 8:39 AM
> >
>
> > Blaine,
> > I just had a thought.  How do you think it would work to carefully
unwind
> > the old string off the pin and try the same trick using the unwound
coil?
> > If the loop will hold without breaking with the paper clip trick, what
> > would be the difference?
> >
> > The place where my string broke when I attempted to use a piano string
> > splice was the bend in the wire created where it crosses the loops, very
> > similar to how how it crosses the "capo".  Broke in the same place both
> > tries, both times on the tuning pin side of the splice.  May have simply
> > been faulty wire, who knows?
> >
> > Thanks to all for the links/tips, etc.
> > Jeff
> >
> > Jeff Tanner
> > Piano Technician
> > School of Music
> > 813 Assembly ST
> > University of South Carolina
> > Columbia, SC 29208
> > (803)-777-4392
> > jtanner@mozart.sc.edu
> >
> >
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