Susan, Getting the desired proportion of wire on the machine screw and allowing for tension may be harder than bending the wire around the hitch pin first, then trimming both sides to length. Utilizing a measure similar to the Becket Tool (its just a 'four- fingers' length of wood) would allow tensioning the wire prior to cutting for uniformity. Jon Page At 10:53 PM 4/20/98, you wrote: >Richard, Jon, John ... > >The best hint I have heard for restringing them with the right >amount of slack came to me recently from a brilliant "dabbler", >possessed alike of sagacity and wit. > >(If I gathered the gist correctly:) >The idea seems to be to cut the wire to the right length (using >whatever method seems best: I'm sure Jon's becket tool would >help) -- then to take the wire off the hitch pin, make the knot, >and then pull the wire back over the hitch pin. > >I assume that for a non-looped string, one would do the first >knot, pull it as tight as one could, adjust the machine to some >arbitrary number of turns from the end, probably the minimum >secure number; then run the wire to the hitch pin, bend it around, >run it back to the top, measure using whatever method experience, >jigs, and desperation might provide, cut the wire, pull it off >the hitch pin, tie the second knot, putting the same number of >turns on the machine; then, probably using the excellent >spring-loaded tool which we usually use for twisting bass strings, >tension the wire and pull it back over the hitch pin. At that >point, tuning the two sides up equally would (hopefully) yield >a uniform result, with the right amount of play left in the >machinery. > >Of course, it's easy to write this -- I've never done it. But >the idea makes sense to me, and it's what I'd try first. > >Susan > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >At 12:54 AM 4/21/98 -0400, you wrote: >>A devise such as the Becket tool would help in the >>even-ness of the machines as it does with tuning pin beckets. >>But it would take much more practice and patience. >> >>Richard, I think you were right in your reasoning for their demise, >>too labor intensive. >> >>Jon Page >> >>PS Jim Colman, Jr has the machines for replacements. >> >>I bowed out of the last encounter; newly restrung, machines breaking >>because of excess slack. Agony waiting to happen. >> >>I gracefully bowed out; and as Billrpt encourages, I did not disparage >>the instrument or 'rebuilder', but suggested she call the person who >>performed the 'rebuild' to remedy a few technical difficulties. >> >> >>Again covering the butts of a few slackards. Chin up, I say. >> >>At 10:46 PM 4/20/98 -0500, you wrote: >>>I >>>---------- >>>> From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com> > >>>> Richard: If you DO aquire a screw stringer would you mind sharing with >>>> me how you plan on determining the correct length of the various strings >>>> so that the hooks that hold the wires are even with each other. ( It >>>will >>>> not be fair to make them even by running each of them up to the support >>>> in which they are mounted.) > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Susan Kline >P.O. Box 1651 >Philomath, OR 97370 >skline@proaxis.com > >"I'm glad there are at least some things somewhere that I don't have to do >today." > -- Ashleigh Brilliant > >
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