Mystery Tool

[Isaac OLEG]

Coil setter is used before the strings are bring to pitch to have the
coils well jointive and in a good horizontal plane.

If the job have been done carefully when coiling, it is a very fast
and light operation. It add stability to the tuning. Can be done with
a brass rod too.

Sometime it seem that the operation is not necessary, but I discovered
that the strings move a very little always.

We just wand the first coil to show the becket's hole (the Becket may
be well inserted too, I tap on it lightly at the same moment I use the
coils setter.

I have a coil setter with a mass, that is supposed to work from below.
I've find it was not well adapted to all tuning pins size, and it need
the tension to be lessen (I intended to use it on an old Erard that
was having disjoined coils on many pins, and it did not work with the
strings at pitch) Not enough room between pins sometime too.

Better do the job nicely from the start.

Regards

I. OLEG

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de JIMRPT@aol.com
> Envoye : mercredi 20 novembre 2002 15:38
> A : mathstar@salemnet.com; pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: Mystery Tool
>
>
>
> In a message dated 20/11/02 9:21:56 AM,
> mathstar@salemnet.com writes:
>
> << Anyone use it? If so, how, pray tell? >>
>
> Alan;
>  The coil setter/tightener is used to set/tighten the coils
> vertically by
> placing it over the tuning pin, resting on the coil and
> lightly tapping it to
> push the coils closer together. The tightner facet is when
> you place the
> setter around the coil and rotate it counter clockwise,
> i.e. opposite
> direction from the winding, thereby taking out slack in the
> coil while
> tightening it against the pin............... That is the
> theory anyways :-)
>  My opinion is don't use it.....the steel is much harder
> than the wire and
> damage to the wire happens when the tool is used
> enthusiastically. There are
> better ways to accomplish the same things with no likely
> damage to the
> wire...though I am sure other's' mileage will vary...............
> My view.
> Jim Bryant (FL)
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