>...it uses the loop as the above knots have on the speaking length and >a shephards crook loop on the splice end. I like to put a bend in both of >the wires of the crook so that it is easier to pass both the waiste end and >end that will be going in the tuning pin. >Joe Goss. There is an excellent description and pictorial of this string knot submitted by Harold Staaf of Destin, Florida in the Piano Technicians Journal, February issue, 1981, page 16. I have been using this one exclusively for years with great success, *and* it's easy to remember. Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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