Sciortino revisited

[Warren Fisher]

Kilgour2@aol.com wrote:
>
> 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

Martha, do you have an address or phone number for these people?  Or did
you buy it through a distributor?

Thanks,

Warren
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