Hitch Pin Loops, was: Restringing

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: June 24, 2003 5:01 AM
Subject: Hitch Pin Loops, was: Restringing


> Greg, Ron and anyone else caring to chime in:
>
> The right (as opposed to the left or center) string on the piano I am
restringing is individually tied to it's own hitch pin. I have installed
vertical hitches on this piano. I tried tying a regular loop (so like, what
is that?) while leaving some wiggle room (slack so it was not tight to the
hitch), but that just came unwrapped. Roger Jolly spoke of German loops a
while back. What are they? Perhaps to take full advantage of the vertical
hitch, I really want to make a real loose loop like you would put on a bass
string? Yes? Ideas?
>
> Terry Farrell


If you're doing what I think you're doing, it won't work. You have to leave
a tail long enough to rest on the plate. I'll look at the pianos we have in
the shop and see if I can come up with a picture.

Del