On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 06:38 AM, Farrell wrote: > How does one string a piano with an open-faced pinblock WITHOUT > marking the pretty veneer cover with stringing tools? The simple coil > lifter for example - is in not designed to be levered on the > plate/pinblock so that when you push down on the handle the little > fork on the other end pushes up on the coil bottom? Have I been using > this tool incorrectly? Tips? Advice? You can glue a piece of leather or buckskin on the underside of the coil lifter to prevent scratching the plate or dinging the open-face block's veneer. Patrick
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC