---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Charles, I pre-coil my strings 2 1/2 turns around a dummy pin, pry them off, then put them on the pin. Makes it easier to get a clean coil, and saves wear and tear on the pin block, because you only have to back the pin out a turn and a half or so. It gets easier, but the funny thing about string replacement is that each one I've done has something different. I guess that's one of the interesting things about piano work! Dave Stahl In a message dated 5/29/03 11:36:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, piano@charlesneuman.net writes: > 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. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d9/8b/e2/68/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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