Replacing Spinet Strings - the Coil

[Dick Beaton]

Clyde....

Assuming you have the end of the string up alongside the pin, rotate the pin so the holes are parallel left & right.  Now you can make a right angle bend in the wire and poke it thru the pin and wind the 3 turns on. Be sure the pin is turned out ahead of time of course.
Dick RPT MT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: Replacing Spinet Strings - the Coil


> Friends,
> 
> Unless I overlooked something, most/all of the discussion has been
> concentrated on how to get a new string to the bottom of a spinet piano.
> Anyone have any special tips about getting the coil on the tuning pin,
> especially when the tuning pin is only about 1/8" from the pressure bar?  I've
> always gotten it done, but sometimes not without ruining my mood for the rest
> of the day.
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde
>