Farrell wrote: > Hi List. Situation: Tuning piano in private home. Bass string breaks at > coil. Best solution - splice. How much time does it take you to go out to > your car, get appropriate tools, complete splice, put tools away? > > How long does it take you to get tools, custom make a universal bass string, > put tools away? > Hi Terry, I carry the tools neccesarry for a splice in my tool box anyways. I dont like spliceing, and do it very seldomly, prefering to replace bass strings. Only instance I will do this is if I am waaayyy out in the boonies. > > I'm trying to figure out appropriate fees for these procedures - I have an > idea it takes me a bit longer to complete these than most techs. > > Also, when splicing (which I have just started to do on a regular basis) how > do you ensure that the knot is as tight as it will go, i.e. that the knot > will not compact anymore with a resultant drop in string tension/pitch? A correctly "tied" splice will tighten itself and isnt going to move at all after that. > > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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