The best pictures and descriptions for splicing that I know of are in the Travis book "A Guide to Restringing" and the PTG source book for the technical exam. Phil Romano Associate -----Original Message----- From: Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: Re: String splicing > > > >> A picture is shown on page 106 of the Reblitz book >> >> >> Brian Lawson >> PTG Assc, MPT. >> Johannesburg, South Africa >> > Yep, but guess what, it don't work quite the way he says. The loops are >right, but I have never been able to get the "new leader to rotate in the >direction of the arrow" and have the loops line up right. With real thick >wire you have to bend the loops so they slide up and down on each other >easily. It takes practice, and when it finally comes time to tie a >splice, you are out of practice. Photocopy the illustration and tuck it >away in your tool box among your over size leader stock. >And this is just one way, I have seen on rare occasions (or perhaps only >one) a splice done as a square knot. Does anyone know how to do this >ne? ---ric > >
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