The "Jolly Loop" (Modified by Kent Swafford)

[Michael Gamble]

Hello Del, Dean Roger and List
It seems to me that all of you have missed the salient point of originality 
in this style of loop termination if this loop - twice round the hitch pin 
and then three turns round itself before angling up towards the loop and 
cutting off -  is the one in question it was originated by Broadwood. There 
is NO question about this. I first came into contact with it when 
restringing my 1876 "fish-tail" bicorda Broadwood grand. I always use this 
loop when restringing single metals and have a jig to make it on. My bass 
string maker will also terminate any orders from me using this loop at no 
extra cost. I am, however, very happy to find it so talked about! ;-) Though 
I doubt it would work as well on the recessed vertical hitch pin because of 
there being two turns on the loop.
Regards from a sunny Sussex Village
Michael G.(UK)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "V T" <pianovt@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:54 PM
Subject: The "Jolly Loop" (Modified by Kent Swafford)


>
> Hello Dean, Del, Roger,
>
> Dean wrote:
>
>>At the Indy convention last October Del spoke about
>>reducing the size of the loops and getting them up
> off >the plate to add flexibility in the backscale.
>>Attached is a link to a picture of a Walters grand
>>that was there showing off an unusual hitch pin Del
>>likes to use.
>
> I would like to know if Roger's loops wood work as
> well with Del's vertical hitch pins.  One attractive
> feature of the vertical hitch pin is that the string
> is more likely to pivot freely at the pin.  However a
> tight loop around the pin will counteract that
> benefit.  So, I wonder if the trade off works in our
> favor on a vertical hitch pin?
>
> On a regular (angled) hitch pin it would seem to me
> that Roger's loops are the best way to go.
>
> Vladan
>
>
>
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