Restringing

[Jon Page]

I start in the tenor section. Instead of the costly and time consuming
pin block jacks, I use wedges cut from a length of 2X4.

If this is your first restringing or it has been a while since the last one,
may I suggest using the Becket Tool to align the beckets.  After my
first attempt at restringing I noticed that was an area for improvement.
It takes a lot of practice to achieve consistency but this tool is a handy
measure especially in corners where your fingers can't quite reach.
I can send an image file and discription of the tool. I string with it all
the time.

Space your strings before they are up to pitch, especially the tenor section
where I have seen uneven spacing on the felt (even from reputable shops).
This is where a little extra time displays your craftsmanship.

Jon Page
At 11:44 AM 1/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
>List,
>
>   Since treble then bass *is* rather obvious, :-) don't you think John
>might have been referring to whether to start stringing in the tenor or
>the treble?
>   Just a thought.
>
>Avery
>
>>> John,
>>> First order of business:  support the pin block with some type of
"jack" or
>>> support between the keybed and the underside of the block.  I'll let
>>> everyone else tell you their stringing order.  I do it different each
time,
>>> depending upon who just told me their favorite method.
>
>>When I ran into trouble on my first restringing job, I called in an "old
>>pro" to help me out and he gave me some advice about stringing order which
>>I have never forgotten: First the plain strings and THEN the wound ones!
>
>___________________________
>Avery Todd, RPT
>Moores School of Music
>University of Houston
>Houston, TX 77204-4893
>713-743-3226
>atodd@uh.edu
>http://www.uh.edu/music/
>
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