Hi Newton, ----- Original Message ----- From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@optonline.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 10:15 AM Subject: Re: Last Hurrah?/ broken strings > This guy must be a sailor with that name. > > I think tiny little knots are elegant. If the knot is in the speaking > length and it is done well and the string is twisted I have been > unable to hear the difference in tone between the spliced and the > unspliced string. Even on smaller pianos. I can measure it but the > difference is insignificant. > > Splice that mainstay! Would that be, "splice the mainbrace", a naval term, for an extra tot of rum? I never did learn how to put that little <snip> in there. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca > > Newton > > Yardarm103669107@AOL.COM wrote: > > > > Hey Joe: > > Every one but two were in the speaking length since most broke at the > > agraffe. This didn't do much for tone quality, but in that venue, it didn't > > make a lot of difference. The other two broke just above the agraffe and gave > > me just enough slack to make a knot between the pin and agraffe. Not elegant > > overall, but it did the trick. > > Cheers. Paul >
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