This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Avery, I'm afraid I'm misunderstanding you (or not getting a joke?). Do you = get single strings with premade coils? I was responding to the comment = that single strings would save time in a factory setting... I've only helped in a restringing by standing at the tail end and = threading the up through the bridge pins, but it sure seems that after = an octave or so, you'd really be into the rhythm of it: three fingers = past the pin hole, snip, thread through pin, make right angle for = becket, three turns with the T-handle, pound it in, lift the coil, and = tighten it up a little more. My guess is it takes experienced people, = what, maybe two hours to string a grand? It's awesome to see. --Cy-- ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Avery Todd=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:11 PM Subject: Re: There's always a hitch Cy,=20 And how many seconds/minutes does it take you to make all those = individual coils for an entire piano and make it look as good as the factory does? :-)=20 Just wishing I could do it better!=20 Avery=20 Compare that with a bulk reel of wire of a certain gauge: only takes = a second to snip it to the right length, and you've got the same number = of tuning pin coils to make. =20 --Cy Shuster-- Rochester, MN ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Dierauf=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:35 AM Subject: RE: There's always a hitch I would think that you might expect slightly better tuning = stability with this system. On large pitch changes there's no way that = the tension of one string of a unison can effect the other strings as = might be the case with normal strings looped around a hitch-pin. Having = all three strings the same length from hitch-pin to tuning pin can only = help. My thinking is that once set up it might save significant time = during the factory stringing process by having all strings pre measured = for any given scale. - Mark ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fa/c5/61/e4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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