In a message dated Sun, 4 Aug 2002 7:58:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, sckline@attbi.com writes: > > > At 08:27 PM 8/4/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >David, > > You do have to cut for the exact size,with the wire laying beside > > you.But it is still a lot faster,and easier to keep up with,than having > > to get the can out every string,pull out the wire,and measure,and you > > will still end up measuring exactly anyway.That way when the pins,and > > wire run out,you know it's time to change size.We don't think of losing a > > minute here or there,but when you do it 200+ times it adds up.I was > > taught this way,and it seems I pick up,and put down tools less times this way. > >Best, > >Hazen Bannister > > You know, I could imagine a simple fixture which might work quite well for > this. You take a rubbing, and tape the long tenor end to a cylinder, so > that the long tenor is parallel to the cylinder, and a foot or so away from > it. You drape the rubbing over a long narrow table, with the agraffe end > near a simple clamp which could hold wire, like a visegrip mounted to the > table. You put a big magic marker slash between the changes in size, and > mark the size numbers on the rubbing in big numbers. The film can stays on > a dowel on the far end, just beyond the rubbing. You grab the wire, pull it > to the agraffe end, clamp it with the vise grip, then take the cutters, > down at the film end, and clip just beyond the rubbed hitch pin. Actually, > you keep the cutters in your hand ... After the end of a size, you roll up > the rubbing a little way, change the film cans for the next size, and carry > on ... oh, one other thing you'd need -- a series of places, like maybe > narrow saw kerfs, to lay the wire on in order. with sizes > marked. > > hmmmmmmmm > > Susan Dang, I LIKE it!!!!!!!! David Koelzer Vintage Pianos DFW
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