Dear list, I didn't see mention of a tool that I use for making perfect coils on pins in the piano. It is made by Kai Okada of Chicago. He has a host of interesting tools for visually impaired technicians. This tool has a cylinder that fits over the pin. A slot in the cylinder catches the wire where it goes into the pin. And it is held still while another cylinder with a tuning pin on the top is turned by your tuning hammer or a T-hammer. It winds the wire into a perfect coil with a sharp becket. I am a woman who had never used any tool but a screwdriver and a hammer (and those very seldom) for the first fifty years of my life, and this tool gave me the confidence to replace broken strings and do restringing that I would never have dared to do otherwise. I recommend it highly. Martha Kilgour
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