Also, Gerry's suggestion as to drilling the smooth ones is very interesting, depending on how you're set up shop-wise. I don't understand why anybody would want to drill holes for harpsichord wire.? It is a a very simple technique to wrap the string around the pin!? The taper also makes it a simple chore to take the pin out and put it back in with a light tap.? ?? I do the wrapping with the pin out of the block, first two coils are made by holding the pin and wrapping the wire around it, crossing over a small "tail" that is laid lengthwise down the pin, starting just above where the swedge begins. Once the tail is covered/anchored with two wraps, it is easy to keep tension on the pin and wind on however many coils are needed.? Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20091008/afccefa0/attachment.htm>
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