My coil lifter wouldn't fit between the tuning pins on a spinet, and it was tricky getting it to fit on a grand whose string I replaced. What do you do if it doesn't fit? Are there coil lifters that work better in confined spaces? Do most people make their own coils before installing strings on the tuning pins? As I understand it, you just do that to one side, and then for the other side you make a coil on the tuning pin while you are installing it. I was taught how to make both coils on the tuning pins while the string is being installed. It's nice to know how to do that in case I forget or lose my coil-making tool (which I plan to make soon), but it looks like it would be easier to use a coil-making tool. Charles Neuman PTG Assoc, Long Island
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