What is the secret of getting the becket out of the hand coiler pin (without messing up the coils) ? I finally gave it up and learned how to make nice tight coils (around the pin) in the process of string replacement (with the proper number of coils on the pin) Duaine On 03/22/2012 08:58 PM, William Monroe wrote: > Lewis, > > No, it is not designed for restringing. It is designed to aid in single string replacements where the pin is still in > the piano. It does a nice job, taking only slightly longer than doing it with the hand held coil maker and pin crank. > > ;-] > > I bought one when I was in a tool buying mood many years ago. A few months later, I got a hand held coiler and never > looked back. > > William R. Monroe -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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