Hi, A small pair of vise grips clipped onto the hitch pin works nicely I find. If you want to go *whole hog* you could use kelly forceps on the bridge pins as well. At 09:10 PM 3/29/99 +0200, you wrote: >I'm looking for tips on replacing broken strings on upright pianos when >one has no one available to assistant. I wasted too much time today in >trying to keep the string on the hitch pin while making the coils on the >tuning pin. >Gary Isaac >P.O. Box 550 >Umtata >South Africa 5099 >Phone/Fax: +27 47 535-0376 >Email: isaac@wildcoast.com > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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