I've never had any trouble. Never gave it any thought, but soldering irons only get to about 700 degrees F. I never leave the heat longer than to melt the solder. Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG Santa Clara, California cmpiano@attbi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 6:22 PM Subject: Re: Bass String Splice > Hi Carl, > Am I right in assuming, that you use low heat, otherwise the wire would be > weakened, and not able to take the tension? > Regards, > John M. Ross > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@attbi.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: Bass String Splice > > > > > > I have an old set of new bass strings that I didn't use, so when I need a > > bass string for a cheap job, I find one of the proper diameter(both core > and > > O. D.) Then mark the length with a felt tip pen. Put it in a vise with > > about 1/8 inch sticking out, unwind the wrap to the mark and then solder > the > > wrap to the core with an iron or small torch. Do this on both marked ends > > and then install as usual. Looks tacky, but it works. > > > > Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG > > Santa Clara, California > > cmpiano@attbi.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 2:40 PM > > Subject: Re: Bass String Splice > > > > > > > Hi Terry, > > > 1/2" is just about enough, for the type of knot that is like two u's, > that > > > fit inside > > > each other. > > > Be careful, about unwrapping some copper, that you don't loosen the end, > > and > > > end up with a buzz. > > > A knot in the speaking length, doesn't seem to show up much, on a low > end > > > piano/ > > > older piano. > > > Regards, > > > John M. Ross > > > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 5:24 PM > > > Subject: Bass String Splice > > > > > > > > > > When a bass string breaks just above the winding end on a > low-end/older > > > > piano (like within a half-inch or so), what do you do regarding the > > splice > > > > decision? New string? Unwrap some of the winding and splice? Clearly, > > > better > > > > piano, more demanding client, gets new string. But what about the > "just > > > fix > > > > it for as little as possible" situation? > > > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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