I madea tool like this, but used little nylon wheels from the gadget trays at my local hardware store. And they have little bronze bearings in the center. Ooooooh! ( Also used for rolling closet doors, I suspect.) Thump --- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote: > >At 6:28 PM -0700 9/29/03, Joseph Garrett wrote: > >Have you lost it?!!! Your suggestion to "...roll it > over a 3-4 inch > pulley....", will most certainly loosen the > windings!!!! ... > > Not so, Joe. > > It fact I have a tool with two pulleys attached to a > piece of wood > specifically for such an activity. Works great! > > Don't know where I got the idea, either here on the > list or from the > journal, but it certainly beats tying an overhand > knot in the dead > bass strings and moving that up and down the string, > or thumping away > on a de-tensioned string. > > Keith, > Thanks for "Taking me up short"!<G> I needed > that!<G> Since I've not seen > this device/technique, pictures would be nice.<G> > Also, my apologies to Carl Meyer: "Sorry Carl! I > just thought you had, > (finally), gone, (completely), around the bend!" [G] > Best Regards & awaiting pictures, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares Are I > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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