An improvement on the Schaff bass-string twister/installer would be.....

[Tom Sivak]

This is a great idea.  Often there's not much room between the hitch pin and the floorboard of an upright, or the case of a grand, for that matter.  By gripping ABOVE the loop, this would solve that problem, too!  Thanks, I'll use this one for sure.
   
  Tom Sivak
  Chicago

Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com> wrote:
    A small vise grip clamped at an angle on the wind of the core above the loop works just fine to twist and place the loop and can then be locked on the hitch pin to hold it( the loop) in place while you're making your coil and pulling the string to pitch. You can then remove the vice grips and square your loop to the plate. If you have a concern about nicking the string or marring the paint, a little self adhesive nameboard felt on the jaws of the Vicegrips will make sure that doesn't happen. 
  I am all about making my tools do double duty whenever possible and not buying a specialty tool when I can use one I already have for the same job. 

 
  On 8/6/07, gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> wrote:   .....if the retractable tip was about 1/32" fatter,
with a  bigger dimple in the end ( still plenty small 
enough to fit in the loop ) and about 1/4" longer, so
it doesn't slip out, when twisting.

    Someone ought to tell them.
    G





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