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

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Eric-

This is an excellent exercise.

I would like to include this in an article on wire bending exercises, giving you credit for it.

Ed Sutton

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>From: "Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" <WOLFLEEL at ucmail.uc.edu>
>Sent: Feb 28, 2007 3:36 PM
>To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT String Repair Class....was unusual repair
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>Fred,
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>Yes, I do the slight loop bend on the short wire loop...it makes it easier to slide the long wire through and futz with it if you need to. I find that it is a little easier to make the tail on the long wire a little longer because it gives you a little more leverage when getting it to go into place.
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>A great way to practice this is to take about 30" of wire (#14 ½ - just so you can get used to it). If it comes off of a 1 pound coil like mine does it will want to form a circle. With the cut ends of the circle to your right just make believe like the part of the wire coming up from the bottom is the "short" wire and the other cut end will mimic the "long" wire. Proceed as per the earlier instructions and you have spliced the circle together.
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>Eric Wolfley, RPT 
>Head Piano Technician 
>Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 
>University of Cincinnati 
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