single hitch pins

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: June 24, 2003 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: single hitch pins


> 
> > Another reason why I am reluctant to use individually tied
> strings is that
> > they are more difficult to use with vertical hitchpins and I
> find the value
> > of the vertical hitchpin to outweigh any potential value found
> with the
> > individual string arrangement.
> 
> But yet no one has has tried individual vertical hitch pins?  I
> think they use bass strings on individual hitch pins.  It
> shouldn't be that much more of a problem to use  tenor and treble
> strings on individual h pins.  Still after all it is a question of
> the proof of the pudding.
>     I would guess they might use something other than the "double
> German coil".  Someting more like the bass s trings loops.  ---rm
> 

How do you think I found out how difficult it was?

Del