[pianotech] Repetition Spring Cord

[paul bruesch]

A tip that has been shared here a few times, but not recently, is to
simplify cutting 88 loop lengths... wrap the cord around a dowel which has a
circumference of the length you need. Make 90-100 wraps, then make one
straight cut with a razor blade down the length of the dowel. Voilà,
replacement loop cord lengths.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN *
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On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote:

>  *Matthew,*
> * First off with 30 broken you should sell the customer on replacing them
> all. *
> *Remove a whippen. See the little plug holding in the cord. Remove the
> little plug. Replace the cord ,replicate the length of the loop from one
> that is intact. Make some kind of guage to do this consistantly. Insert a
> like plug  then do this 87 more times.*
> *    Matthew we've been talking about this type of thing for several years
> now. Apply some curiosity - ingenuity -creativity- and then the REAL
> learning will begin. *
> *I'm working with  a beginning tech  and quite often I'll say : "Find a
> way" or "Figure it out"*
> *There is nothing you can do that can't be corrected .*
> *This stuff ain't rocket surgery.*
> * Best wishes,*
> *Tom D.*
> *http://www.tomdriscollpianoservice.com/*
>
> **
>   I've got a piano with about 30 or so broken rep. spring cords.  The
> piano is a Cable-Nelson grand from 1935.
>
> What is the best way to replace these?
>
> Help appreciated......thanks
>
> Matthew
> **
>
>
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