Just use a dummy pin and back out the becket and put it on the pin in the piano. When you get down to the monochords it becomes difficult to pull out the becket because of the stiffness of the wire so just turn out the pins in the piano a bit farther and wind them directly. David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: July 17, 2001 4:26 PM Subject: coil maker... > I'd like to get the list's recommendations on which "coil maker" I should > use. In the past, having never before restrung an entire section, such as > the bass, i've always made my coils right on the tuning pin in the piano. > Since this is an older piano, I want to make the coils outside the piano so > i can save wear & tear on the old pins, which are still quite tight. Any > suggestions on a coil maker? There seems to be a few ready-made ones to > choose from, but I would like to get the one that will be the easiest and > most efficient to use. Thanks! > > Terry Peterson > Precision Piano Service > Torrance, CA > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >
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