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

[Elwood Doss]

I've tied treble strings before rather than replace with new strings
particularly because of the stabilization issue and have had good luck
with it.  Sometimes I'll replace the string, sometimes I'll splice,
depending on the situation and location of the break.  The only one who
sees the tied string is the technician.  The pianist never looks under
the music desk otherwise they would gather up the pencils and paper
clips that collect under there...not to mention the myriad of dust
bunnies, small shards of paper, etc. 

Joy!
Elwood

Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT
Piano Technician/Technical Director
Department of Music
145 Fine Arts Building
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN  38238
731/881-1852
FAX: 731/881-7415
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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Sid Blum
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:47 PM
To: ed440 at mindspring.com; College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT String Repair Class....was unusual repair

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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