[CAUT] Chopstick tool needles?

[Shelley]

The same is true for me, Susan and all,  I rarely ever break one and I broke
two last week! I carry an extra stick so if that happens, I don't have to
take the time to replace the needle.  They are so thin, don't take up much
space.  But I promptly broke that second one in the same hammer, but I think
it was something about my technique not the felt which needed needling but
was not overly un-accepting of needling.

 I do use #7's and believe that is the recommended size by top voicing
"profs".

 Perhaps
'rarely ever' breaking one makes one a bit too bold at times!

Best,  Shelley


On 11/18/10 12:00 PM, "Susan Kline" <skline at peak.org> wrote:

> Thanks, Diane, I'll give that a try. I need to replenish the kit before
> I break just one more, or need to unclog a CA glue bottle again. I go
> years without breaking a chopstick needle, but if I don't have a
> replacement with me, Murphy's Law might break one sooner than usual.
> 
> Susan
> 
> On 11/18/2010 8:01 AM, Diane Hofstetter wrote:
>> 
>> Susan,
>> 
>> I thought I would leave it for someone more knowledgeable than me, but since
>> no one has replied, I  will take a stab at it.  #7 sharps ?
>> 
>> 
>> Diane
>> 
>> 
>> Diane Hofstetter
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:51:55 -0800
>>> From: skline at peak.org
>>> To: caut at ptg.org
>>> Subject: [CAUT] Chopstick tool needles?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Yesterday I was voicing before a concert, and for only the second time
>>> ever I broke the tip off the needle in my chopstick voicing tool. I got
>>> out the needle case I keep in an old pill container in my kit, which
>>> also luckily held the tiny allen key for the chopstick, and I found
>>> that I had exactly one needle left in there. Plus I had used it
>>> multiple times to open clogged CA glue bottle spouts. Luckily when I
>>> broke it in two to make it short enough, the CA came off it.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, years ago I had some idea which needles to buy for this kind of
>>> voicing, but now I'm drawing a blank. I've been using a fairly small
>>> "sharps" needle. Does anyone have any hints about what size and type I
>>> should get? I leave about 1/3 of an inch exposed.
>>> 
>>> thanks ...
>>> 
>>> Susan Kline
>>> 
>>> P.S. Tuned and voiced for Jon Nakamatsu and Jon Manasse yesterday --
>>> what gents, what musicians!
>>> 
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