Warren, I don't splice strings very often, but when I do I use the vise grips method, and I can't recall ever having one fail. How often have they failed for you? Maybe the wire just gets more brittle in LA than here. :-) Regards, Clyde Hollinger P.S. Say hi to my friend Brian Trout for me! Warren Fisher wrote: > Terry, > I've used the vice grip method for a while but went back to bending > the loops with the round wire pliers, because the loops were breaking > a lot just below the correct pressure and pitch. Aggravating. I think > it stresses the wire too much to make that small a loop.
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