Probably old hat to some of you, but I'm thrilled with a new string cutter I recently purchased -- the Xuron wire cutter from Pianotek (called "our favorite wire cutter" in the catalogue). It sold me when the cut wire didn't fly off and impale something or someone -- much like those renegade breaking bass strings -- but was held neatly in place. I was doubly sold by the ease of operation -- surprisingly small (I would've expected it needed more leverage) and requiring little effort to chop through the heaviest gauge bass string wires I was replacing on a small grand today. Heck, it was easy to cut through *two* 17 gauge wires at once! That definitely sent a sharp tingle through me! Also, its compactness allows easy access to those "hard to cut places." Women should love it for its ease of use and elegant style, and men for its blunt, macho, take-no-prisoners attitude (or vice versa, as the case may be :-). Only question remaining is durability. But this tool really has me turned on so far, if you can't tell. Jeff O.
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