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

[Jeff Tanner]

On Feb 23, 2007, at 4:04 PM, ed440 at mindspring.com wrote:

> This thread leads me to think there needs to be a class in advanced  
> string repair for CAUTs (and others).

Ditto what Allan said about Chuck Cook's string repair class.  It  
looks like Joel Jones will be teaching a wire splicing class this  
year, also.  But every technician should know how to splice, not just  
CAUTs.

>
> 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.

Hi Ed,
I will differ with you on this, just slightly.  I used to replace  
every string, until I heard that splicing was the best repair.  So, I  
learned how to tie a  
knot.                                                                    
                                  For a while, I was splicing almost  
every broken string.

But the primary reason strings break is wire fatigue.  Many of the  
strings I have spliced have broken again in a different place.  So  
now I replace them with fresh wire probably 90% of the time.  But it  
completely depends on the situation.

And, I can replace a string with new wire in under 10 minutes.   
Splicing can sometimes take me closer to 30, depending on the splice  
- especially the procedure you described for Sid.

Splicing is a tool you definitely need in your bag, but I don't think  
I agree that it is almost always the best repair.

Jeff


Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina



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