strings o spinet reply

[James Grebe]

Pray tell, where did you get a 7/0 pin, Horace?
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G
pianoman@inlink.com
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in
St. Louis, MO
-----Original Message-----
From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: strings o spinet


>
>Frank,
>
>An additional thought on this problem.
>
>I use a 7/0 tuning pin with a slot the width of the
>diameter of the hole cut from the hole to the top of the
>pin.  By putting the standing end of the wire into the hole,
>then wrapping your coils, and then slimply slipping the
>completed coil off of the pin, you can, with minimum practice,
>make pretty good beckets/etc, even in relatively tight
>places without making yourself too crazy.
>
>This works well not only for situations such as what you have
>described, but also for general stringing in tight spots, and
>bass strings in general.
>
>At 12:46 PM 11/11/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>>Again, I really do appreciate your help.  It's these stupid problems
>>that seem obvious to others that seem to throw me.
>
>The purpose of the list is for each of us to contribute where we can.
>Problems are, hopefully, followed by questions, and the only stupid
>ones are the ones we do not ask.
>
>Best.
>
>Horace
>
>
>Horace Greeley, CNA, MCP, RPT
>Systems Analyst/Engineer
>Controller's Office
>Stanford University
>email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu
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>fax: 650.725.8014
>