John, Thank you once again. You saved me some money. Mark > One other thing. > When buying them, get the set with the shortest length of the rounded part. > This is to give you more leverage, making the bending of thick wire easier. > > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mps@usol.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:02 PM > Subject: Re: Replacing strings > > > > John, > > > > Thank you for clearing that up. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > >> Hi Mark, > >> Round nosed pliers are required. > >> Needle nose pliers, have edges. > >> > >> John M. Ross > >> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > >> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <mps@usol.com> > >> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > >> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:28 PM > >> Subject: Re: Replacing strings > >> > >> > >> > Thank you Joe and Penny, > >> > > >> > This is very valuable info. > >> > I appreciate your time and sharing of your knowledge. > >> > I'll post how it turns out. > >> > > >> > Do you use regular needle nose pliers to do the bending. I will > > be > >> > using 22 gauge wire. > >> > > >> > Thank you > >> > > >> > Mark > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi Mark, > >> >> With both splice end and wound end held up: > >> >> Right in front, Left in front, thats the tuners knot. > >> >> TIE the SPLICE end FIRST and slip over the winding and > > then do > >> > the winding > >> >> end. > >> >> Make the splice loop large enough to go over the winding > > and the > >> > other loop > >> >> SMALL. > >> >> Fold both loops over their ends in the appropriate > > direction. > >> >> After putting the two together try to squeeze the splice > > eye closed > >> > as much > >> >> as you can. This will determine how much length you want > > for your > >> > coils. > >> >> If you want 4 fingers while stringing use 3 for splicing. > >> >> Watch where the knot is while bringing up to pitch and no > > not let it > >> > hook on > >> >> anything that would cause the string to break. > >> >> Hope I got all the steps. > >> >> > >> >> Joe Goss RPT > >> >> Mother Goose Tools > >> >> imatunr@srvinet.com > >> >> www.mothergoosetools.com > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: <mps@usol.com> > >> >> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > >> >> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:00 AM > >> >> Subject: Replacing strings > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Hello friends, > >> >> > > >> >> > I tried my hand at replacing a treble string last night. > > The first > >> > time > >> >> > through it did not look the greatest (2 coils on 1 pin > > and 3.5 > >> > on the > >> >> > other). > >> >> > So I loosened it up and tried it again with fresh wire. > >> >> > The second time it turned out quite well and I was > > impressed > >> > with > >> >> > myself. > >> >> > However, I also have a single bass string to splice. > > The string > >> > was > >> >> > broke at the pin while tuning. Since I am not going to > > replace > >> > the > >> >> > string due to it's age (this is my own personal piano > > by the > >> > way, an > >> >> > old Hackley upright), I now want to try my hand at > > splicing > >> > wire. I > >> >> > have read and re-read Reblitz on this, Randy Potters > > wisdom > >> > and > >> >> > have read a thread or two on this site. > >> >> > But I seek more input here... > >> >> > Anyone care to offer any suggestions? (ie, how to > > wind the > >> > wire to > >> >> > prevent kinks, the best tool for that, etc.) > >> >> > You have helped me so much in the past!!! > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks in advance > >> >> > > >> >> > Mark > >> >> > > >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > pianotech list info: > >> > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> >> > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> >> pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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