---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment =20 HI Michael, =20 Admission I shouldn't make: this didn't even occur to me. I know how to ti= e=20 the durned things, too. I did it before I took the technical until I was=20 blue in the fingers.... =20 Thanks for the reminder, =20 Dave =20 Thanks for the reminder!In a message dated 10/3/2005 10:41:28 AM Pacific =20 Standard Time, michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes: Yes, Dave,=20 That was some day for you. I always try to repair broken bass strings=20 whenever possible, even if it means cutting back the windings on the speaki= ng=20 length and making my gnott there. I find it works for maybe the knot replac= es the=20 missing mass of copper. I did that on one-of-a-pair of bass strings in an o= ld=20 Bluthner upright (vertical) and there was no mis-match =E2=80=93 isn=E2=80= =99t that=20 something? As for treble pairs =E2=80=93 again I try repair by =E2=80=9Cpul= ling it round=E2=80=9D. Of=20 course this can only be done if the break occurs at the wrest pin (sorry, t= uning=20 pin). I keep the string on the hitch by using a mini vise-clamp or even a=20 surgical clamp (Joe G <G> gave it another name, but I=E2=80=99ve forgotten)= . My light=20 frequently comes from a torch held in the teeth! Yummy!=20 Regards from the failing light of a cloudy evening in The Village.=20 Michael G.(UK) =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f6/1e/4e/9c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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