String splicing

Warren Fisher fish@communique.net
Wed, 05 Dec 2001 18:33:10 -0600


I don't know Clyde, but there for a while almost every one I spliced broke
the old wire again before I could get it to pitch.  Maybe I was making the
loops too small or something.  I haven't broken any since I went back to the
pliers.  Go figure!

Warren

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> 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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