Pulling Some Strings

[Mike Kurta]

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    Al:
    Try a tool called "The Stringer" from Pianotek.  It is an extendable =
brass tube that the strings thread into, the tube then goes in place =
from the top of the piano following the space where the old strings came =
out of.  Hook the new strings that you have made into a "U" over the =
hitch pin, carefully pull the stringer off the strings, and voila!  They =
are in the proper place and cannot cross over each other or get out of =
position.  It is well worth the $40 and works great on any piano.  The =
lunch sounded great!
    Mike Kurta
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Alan R. Barnard=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:54 PM
  Subject: Pulling Some Strings


  Any tips for replacing plain wire strings, tenor section, under the =
bass strings, with the appropriate bridge section also under the bass =
strings and directly behind the bottom rail on a drop action (sticker =
wires) piano?=20

  The customer was nice enough to hold flashlight, hold the wire ends =
and above, etc. No problem getting the lower end down and onto the pin =
(used the ol' safety pin trick) and, actually, getting the strings on =
the bridge properly was not too bad (thin screwdriver and thin =
needle-nosed pliers). But those danged wires want to cross each other =
every which way and tangle up with the stupid dampers ..... ooog. Had =
them on, under the pressure bar, coiled and then ... only when I started =
tensioning the second one did I find out they were still crossed ....

  I'd hate to remove & replace a drop action just for one silly string =
....

  Good part! This lady (senior citizen) gave me a bag of home made =
cookies on my last visit. This time, she called to her husband, who was =
"helping" me do some surgery on her piano, and me, to come to =
lunch---roast beef, mashed potatoes & gravy, veggies, rolls, cole slaw, =
cranberry sauce, carrot cake, and ice cream. Delicious dinner, =
delightful people.

  Now if their 1974 Conover would stop beating me up every time I visit =
...

  Alan Barnard
  Life Can Be Sweet in Salem, MO (although the piano is in West Plains)

  (Hey David Vanderhoofven: This is the job you referred to me. For the =
people, thanks; for the piano ... well, I'll get even somehow!!! :-)

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