So here is the tool I use that a friend of mine made for me. As I said before, given the option of having beckets line up or not, given the same effort, line them up. The right tool has made the difference for me. Of course there are more important functional considerations, but that is not the question any more. The tool is a pair of end cutters, with a small groove ground out of the end. The 1/4" threaded rod is taped to the handle, bent to fit throught the groove, and extends plenty far for even the thickest strings. The brass nuts are separated with paired nylon washers, allowing you to make micro adjustments as you work your way through the piano so beckets continue to all be precisely in the same location. The other component is a 1/4" rod that is placed in the tuning pin hole. The process is simple: I wrap on three turns, pound the first pin, route the wire throught the bridge pins, around the hitch, and then straight back to the rod (not going through the second set of bridge pins). Then, pulling the string taught, and with the nuts of the wire cutters pressed firmly against the rod, cut the wire to length. Route the second half, wrap on 2 1/2 turns and pound in. A little give and take is required to get it down perfect in terms of how many wraps you do on either end, how long to cut the wire, etc., but usually by the second or third pin, all is in order. Works very well for me. William R. Monroe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3414.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 54785 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091003/40e6c3ba/attachment-0004.jpeg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3415.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 49806 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091003/40e6c3ba/attachment-0005.jpeg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3420.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 43312 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091003/40e6c3ba/attachment-0006.jpeg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3432.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 63765 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091003/40e6c3ba/attachment-0007.jpeg>
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