[CAUT] CAUT String Repair Class....was unusual repair

[Sid Blum]

Ed-

This is the first I've heard about splicing treble wire.  Please explain.

Thanks,

Sid


>This thread leads me to think there needs to be a class in advanced 
>string repair for CAUTs (and others).
>
>My experience has been that splicing almost always produces the best 
>repair.  It stabilizes quickly and has the right timbre to match the 
>other strings. This includes bass strings spliced in the speaking 
>length and treble strings spliced in the front duplex.  It is also 
>the fastest repair.
>
>These repairs aren't hard to learn, given a bit of commitment to practice.
>
>The Technical Exam Source Book has an extensive article on splicing. 
>It's a good place to start.
>
>Correct repairs of loose tuning pins and correct string winding and 
>seating procedures also need to be addressed.  I am doing some 
>contract repairs at a college where many treble strings have been 
>incorrectly replaced.  It is a tuning stability nightmare, and I am 
>beginning to think it is a waste of time to try to stabilize a 
>string that was improperly installed to begin with.
>
>Ed Sutton


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