very strange tuning mechanism

[CHARLES BECKER]

Thanks,  having the stringer at its fullest extension makes perfect sense.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: very strange tuning mechanism


>
>> Being a tech in the Boston area avails me to half a dozen or so Screw 
>> Stringers.  They are very stable instruments, very easy to tune once you 
>> get a rhythm going .  They were designed for A 435 but 440 is no problem. 
>> The one difficulty is when a string breaks.  Replacing strings is not too 
>> easy. double as a let-off regulating tool in some grands.
>> ---------------------------  Any ideas to make string changing less of a 
>> chore would be appreciated.
>
>
> What do the hitch loops look like? Aren't they individually tied? I 
> suspect they were strung from the top down, threading wire into the 
> stringer first and flattening, trimming, then, with the stringer in place 
> and at full extension, the wire is pulled down and bent around the hitch, 
> locating the loop position.
>
> Ron N
>