[pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light

[Lou Novak]

Terry-
I use a similar approach for plain wire when dealing with the cruise ships - 
Lightens my load and saves a trip to the car.
As you, know most of the string breakage occurs in the 5th, 6th and 7th octaves.
So I only carry .037 to .031.
Bass strings are another matter!
Best-
-Lou
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Terry Farrell<mailto:mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> 
  Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:26 AM
  Subject: [pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light


    I ride my motorcycle to most of my service appointments. I like to have all the tools and supplies I might need, so I've worked at making my tool boxes as small and as light as possible. One thing I've done recently is to make up a minimal string kit. The kit consists of plain wire strings from 0.030" to 0.043" that are long enough for up to a 7-foot piano. I don't service many nine-footers, so the shorter strings are sufficient for 99+% of the pianos I service ('course it's really only the larger strings that will be too short on a big piano - smaller strings should still work on a big piano). I carry three of the smaller diameter strings, two of medium strings and one of each larger size. I loop them around into a circle about the size they would be on those 1/4-pound reels the supply houses sell. I pack them in small cardboard pack that are designed to be mailers for a CD.

    Thought I'd share this idea for anyone interested in shrinking their mobile string supplies.


    Terry Farrell
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