This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment ------=_NextPart_001_00FF_01C3A342.5DF3E5A0 Micahel, others, The "pry tools are available at Jahnn, the best version , with a handle allow you to make the lever on another tuning pin (round space for that in the tool) . The other one have a spacer at one end, I guess it is not really a "pry bar, but some kind of hook that go around the tuning pin, I am sure you know that one (but it looks like a German tool to me). The coil lifter is a must you can work from above, or from under, ther is a mobile mass that does the job (assuming the strings are not really too tight on the pin, for the APSCO version of the tool I have) BTW Terry, do you have more than one tip on this tool (for smaller or thicker tuning pins) ? Best regards. Isaac OLEG Au service de la musique Isaac OLEG accordeur - reparateur - concert PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 Vitry sur Seine oleg-i@noos.fr tel: fax: mobile: 033 01 47 18 06 98 033 01 47 18 06 90 033 06 60 42 58 77 Powered by Plaxo Want a signature like this? -----Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de Michael Gamble Envoyé : mercredi 5 novembre 2003 01:08 À : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Fw: Leveling Coils & Pinching Becket ----- Original Message ----- From: Farrell To: Pianotech Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:21 PM Subject: Re: Leveling Coils & Pinching Becket Hello Gordon. Just a couple weeks ago I leveled coils on a piano the was likely restrung a good 50 years ago - an 1880s Knabe square grand. First of all, the Mother of All Coil Lifter from Joe Goss - picture below. I guess I should have put something next to it for scale, but it is twice the size of the junkers from Schaff and it has a hardened tip. No coil will be unlevel as long as I have this tool! Please tell me how this tool works? You cinch the coils up from underneath, so I can't guess at the action required. Below is a picture of the horrible coils I was facing. I was afraid to even try and tune it because so many of the strings were already getting mashed down into the plate. The root of the problem on this piano was that the holes for the tuning pins were drill about 20 degrees off of vertical - the coils will naturally go down unless someone is determined to force them up - at least temporarily. How many of you noticed that the coils are the wrong way round? I once came across a piano where a cowboy had replaced a couple of strings this way. I didn't notice it until the pitch went down instead of up...! Then I had to re string the affected parts. Actually, I did not use Joe's tool on this piano - I use his too for perfecting the coils. On this horror project I used the little pry-bar type coil lifter available from the supply houses. I just let tension down on the strings enough so that the coil would lift via the pry tool. Can't get this "prytool" in UK Regarding the becket - just take a pair of pliers when you let the tension down and squeeze them puppies. I use a pair of long duck-billed - it "gets in there!" Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Holley" <gholley@hi-techhousing.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:05 AM Subject: Leveling Coils & Pinching Becket Regards Michael G (UK) ------=_NextPart_001_00FF_01C3A342.5DF3E5A0 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9c/72/03/b4/attachment.htm ------=_NextPart_001_00FF_01C3A342.5DF3E5A0-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 21066 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b1/e4/52/07/attachment.jpe ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 31684 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/53/14/69/73/attachment.jpe ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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