> Ron, Can you tell me where I could learn to do those knots with the Vise Grips? I have had great difficulty with the round nose on the heavy wire which is where I need the knots. The thinner gauges I just replace the entire wire... Thank you Mark M > > I also use small vise grips ... After someone showed me, Friday, how easy > > and consistent it is to do it this way. And I’M the one who posted the > > original query about round-nose sources. All you need is 5" grips--I think > > their number is 5WR. > > > With the Vise-Grip, the knot can be formed so tight there's very > little slack to pull up to tighten it - even in the heaviest wire. > At best, with the round nose pliers, there till be a lot of slack in > the formed knot. With heavy wire, if you can bend the stuff at all > with the little round nose, you'll be taking up about a yard of > loose wire on the tuning pin to tighten the knot. > > Ron N > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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