All, I've been using the canisters for quite a while. There are a few tips that might help. 1. turn the tips of the "holder" tabs up, so that they will contact the underside of the canister lid, when you screw it down. This eliminates the possibility of the tabs tangling with the wire. 2. With Schaff wire there is a tag on the outside wire, that states "Start here" or some such. The tag also has the wire size on it. DO NOT "start" there! Pull from the center of the spool. 3. I always put a 90degree bend in the wire, with about 2"-3" "tail". When you put the wire away, you will see the "tail" across the hole and you can grab it with your needle nose pliers to get it up through the hole, the next time you want to use it. 4. When storing wire, as in a Genck case, I use the Silica Gel packs out of the new pianos, in the case to retard moisture buildup in the case. Take them out, every so often and put them in a warm oven for an hour or so, to drive the collected moisture out of them. 5. ALWAYS check the wire size of a new spool of wire to make sure it's what it's supposed to be. I've had a couple of spools mis-labeled! Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
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