Tying knots (was Re: lifetime job?)

[Susan Kline]

I assumed it was practice room instruments he was talking about, with rows
of knots, and breaking lots of strings.

At 09:43 AM 4/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Kuang, Susan & others,
>
>   My question here is if "he didn't want to go back to his studio to get
>strings", where did he get the wire to tie the string? Am I missing
>something?
>   And on the subject of tying strings, I agree with some of the other
>posts about, especially, a concert instrument not being the place to have
>a tied string. Even in a concert situation, I could install a new string
>much quicker than I could fight with tying a knot. Then there's always the
>danger of the knot breaking or coming loose. Then there's more time lost
>trying to redo it. Not for me!
>   I understand the "reasons" for tying a knot, but I, personally, don't
>like to do it. (I know. I need to spend more time practicing tying them.)
>:-)
>   Thankfully, I'm in a situation here where I don't have to worry about
>it. Even if I have to stay for the concert to retune it, if needed. JMHO.
>
>Avery
>
>P.S. And before someone asks "what about a broken bass string?", for a
>performance, I'll just take one off the other 'D' (soon to be *three* other
>D's), and install it. Then go to my office and call a source to have a
>replacement sent overnight.
>   Now if it were a concerto situation....... Well, maybe I *should*
>practice my knot tying after all. :-)
>
>>  >I've seen those broken strings he connected, it's
>>>truely amazing (either he was trying to save school piano wires or he
>>>didn't want to go back to his studio to get strings).
>>
>> Kuang --
>>
>>He probably just didn't want to make endless visits to pull up new strings.
>>The old wire is already stretched out. I used to be opposed to knots in
>>treble strings, but, although I usually replace the whole string, I can see
>>the other side now.
>>
>>Susan Kline
>
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>Avery Todd, RPT
>Moores School of Music
>University of Houston
>713-743-3226
>atodd@uh.edu
>http://www.uh.edu/music/
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Susan Kline
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