Replacing strings: coil winding

[Keith A. McGavern]

>A few weeks ago there was a thread on replacing strings, and comments
>were made about prewinding the three coils and then slipping them on
>the pin.  Someone gave a number as to how far to back out the pin
>before slipping the coils on the pin.  I've used the www search page
>(great tool!) to try and find that number, but I couldn't find it.
>So, my question is, when prewinding the coils, how far should I mack
>out the pin?  Of course, it depends on how loose the coils are on the
>pin, so comments about that in connection with the fractional part
>of the turn will be appreciated.
>
>/Allen Leigh
>South Jordan, Utah

Did you ever receive a response to this privately, Allen?

Keith