some days you get what you ask for

[Michael Gamble]

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The reason I try to repair first is that the old string has two properties a
new string doesn't have:

1 It is already stretched.

2 It will "sound-match" its fellows.

Regards

Michael G.(UK)

 

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From: Piannaman@aol.com [mailto:Piannaman@aol.com] 
Sent: 04 October 2005 04:19
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: some days you get what you ask for

 

HI Michael,

 

Admission I shouldn't make: this didn't even occur to me.  I know how to tie
the durned things, too.  I did it before I took the technical until I was
blue in the fingers....

 

Thanks for the reminder,

 

Dave

 

Thanks for the reminder!In a message dated 10/3/2005 10:41:28 AM Pacific
Standard Time, michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes:

Yes, Dave,

That was some day for you. I always try to repair broken bass strings
whenever possible, even if it means cutting back the windings on the
speaking length and making my gnott there. I find it works for maybe the
knot replaces the missing mass of copper. I did that on one-of-a-pair of
bass strings in an old Bluthner upright (vertical) and there was no
mis-match - isn't that something? As for treble pairs - again I try repair
by "pulling it round". Of course this can only be done if the break occurs
at the wrest pin (sorry, tuning pin). I keep the string on the hitch by
using a mini vise-clamp or even a surgical clamp (Joe G <G> gave it another
name, but I've forgotten). My light frequently comes from a torch held in
the teeth! Yummy!

Regards from the failing light of a cloudy evening in The Village.

Michael G.(UK)

 


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