restringing back

[pianoman]

Hi Jim,
I always make it a practice on when replacing a treble string to wind it
twice around the pin and tie it or let it go to the next string.  I always
know in the future that it was me who did the deed.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
"A terrible thing happens when you stop promoting--Nothing.".

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> From: JIMRPT <JIMRPT@aol.com>
> To: lesbart@juno.com; owner-pianotech@ptg.org; pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re:  Re: restringing
> Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 7:10 PM
> 
> Les;
>  In this discussion RE: loops on your loopless strings.  On some of the
older
> european (?) instruments there was a system of double looping around the
hitch
> pin and then tying off as one would tie off a treble tied note. 
>   Perhaps this might be the answer you are looking for as it would make
for
> considerably less stretching/slippage in the tied portion and possibly
make
> your gauging of distance easier.
>   Anyone else out there know what I am talking about.....or have I gone
> bonkers? :-)
> Jim Bryant (FL)
> "ignorance is bliss and my life is full of it"
> Faintly Dull