Yes, and a 3/4 turn of the pin brings it up to pitch. So to start with, I back the pin out 3/4 turn so the becket is at about 5 o'clock. Measure four fingers and make the coil on the cut-off pin in a stringing crank, ease it off with needle nose pliers and transfer coil to piano. If the pin is a bit loose and there's room above the plate, you don't have to back it out, just pull the wire off and align a hole to 5:00 and insert new becket. For splicing, I only measure three fingers (sans pinky), and only make two coils. The extra coil is added when the knot tightens. Be aware of plate clearance if pin was low to start with. So that by the time the knot is tight and the string is at pitch; I still have three coils with the becket about 3:00. Jon Page Cape Cod. Mass jpage@capecod.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 11:07 PM 12/5/96 -0600, you wrote: >not sure I understand...you take the coil off the cut pin and move it to >the backed-out pin in the piano? >---------- >> From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net> >> To: pianotech@byu.edu >> Subject: Re: Opinions On Insta-coiler >> Date: Wednesday, December 04, 1996 6:21 PM >> >> For individual string replacement, I have a pin which I cut 1/4 inch >> below the wire hole and use it in my stringing crank. >> This allows 3 coils and access to tight spots. >> Jon Page >> Cape Cod. Mass >> jpage@capecod.net > > > Jon Page Cape Cod. Mass jpage@capecod.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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