Thanks for the reply Chris. I'll have to check them out, somehow. Sounds like a good tool and you just can't have too many of them. best, Greg At 10:14 AM 3/29/2006, you wrote: >I don't have a picture but I can tell you that they were first introduced at >the San Diego CA state convention by the Morton family at Pacific Piano >Supply. I bought mine then and they have lasted through daily use since, >although at the price they certainly don't owe me anything at this point. >They also make a darn good side cutter for center pins which as I remember >is even cheaper and is of course showing even less signs of wear. Either >Pianotek or Pacific has em. >Chris Solliday >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net> >To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:04 AM >Subject: Re: [CAUT] "Xuron" string cutting tool recommendation > > > > Can anyone provide a picture of these wonderful > > cutters? I don't see them in the catalogue. > > > > Greg Newell > > > > > > At 09:23 AM 3/29/2006, you wrote: > > >I bought a pair a number of years ago, right after Pianotek started >carrying > > >them. I have restrung a couple of pianos with them, and replaced an >untold > > >number of strings, including the bottom string (C0) on our Bosendorfer > > >concert grand. They're still going strong. I'd buy anything Xuron >makes. > > > > > >Ken Z. > > >-- > > >Ken Zahringer, RPT > > >Piano Technician > > >MU School of Music > > >297 Fine Arts > > >882-1202 > > >cell 489-7529 > > > > > > > > > > From: Jeff Olson <jlolson at cal.net> > > > > Reply-To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > > > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:12:27 -0800 > > > > To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > > > > Subject: [CAUT] "Xuron" string cutting tool recommendation > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > Greg Newell > > Greg's Piano Forté > > mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net > > www.gregspianoforte.com > > > > > > > > Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net www.gregspianoforte.com
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