Michael, Robin, At 17:33 2/6/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Hello Robin Stevens. >I tried to look at the photos you posted but it seems I am barred from the >pipermail site.... Try the tinyurl. > So I'll have to hazzard a guess that you are talking >about that strange "pull-through-like-a-bicycle-brake-" method of tuning. Good guess. >You need a tube-spanner for this job. The only trouble I had with it was >replacing broken strings - it requires some fine guess-work. Am I right in >my guess? You also need a spanner to turn the tube-spanner. This gets close >to the 'cello and violin adjusters, non? I've not seen this arrangement before, but I'm trying to figure out the string terminus. Does what looks like a brass valve cap (to continue bicycle analogy) spin off to reveal some sort of attachment point? Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
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