I don't know Clyde, but there for a while almost every one I spliced broke the old wire again before I could get it to pitch. Maybe I was making the loops too small or something. I haven't broken any since I went back to the pliers. Go figure! Warren Clyde Hollinger wrote: > Warren, > > I don't splice strings very often, but when I do I use the vise grips > method, and I can't recall ever having one fail. How often have they > failed for you? Maybe the wire just gets more brittle in LA than here. > :-) > > Regards, > Clyde Hollinger > > P.S. Say hi to my friend Brian Trout for me! > > Warren Fisher wrote: > > > Terry, > > I've used the vice grip method for a while but went back to bending > > the loops with the round wire pliers, because the loops were breaking > > a lot just below the correct pressure and pitch. Aggravating. I think > > it stresses the wire too much to make that small a loop. -- Warren Fisher RPT fish@Communique.net 1422 Briarwood Dr. Slidell, LA 70458-3102
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