This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I'll ditto that. I rarely replace bass strings anymore, and never with universals. (why do I still carry them around???) Almost always I am able to tie them. If I can't I replace them with Mapes duplicates, always the pair on a bicord, never just one. I really appreciated the tip a few months ago about putting the loop in the leader string with needle nose vice grips, using a continuous motion making a very small hole. Check out the archives. It was posted on 4/13/05 from David Vanderhoovfen with pictures. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:37 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: some days you get what you ask for As a pain in the ass as it is to come back, I've quit using universals and always mail the string to Mapes for duplicating. It does cost the customer more but, imho, it matches the other string much better. D.I... _____ Original message From: Piannaman@aol.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Received: 10/2/2005 6:39:31 PM Subject: some days you get what you ask for List, Friday was certainly an interesting day on the job. First piano was an old Erhard upright, a nice old box made in 1919, pretty good shape. It had a broken high treble string on it, which I'd been aware of, and I replaced it no problem. Next piano, Acrosonic, circa 1950s. Pitch raise, twang, G#2 wound bicord snapped. A perfect candidate for one of the universal bass strings a lug around. As usual, spinning off excess copper was the most time consuming part of this job. Again, no real problem. I was thinking about how much I've improved in various repairs, thanks to many tips gleaned from this list and elsewhere in the PTG. This type of repair was once something I dreaded, now it's just something I do in the line of duty. "But," I told myself, "don't get cocky. How long's it been since you've replaced a long wire in an understrung section of a piano?" It had been awhile. Which brings me to the next piano: Steinway, a regular client, a nemesis piano that always finds a way to lengthen the appointment beyond an acceptable length. A 1915 or so M re-whatevered badly a couple of decades ago. I was hoping for the best, but it was the usual 8-10 cent late-summer pitch raise. No problem, at least until I got to A3. Twang. The A#3-A3 wire snapped. Went to the car, got stringing stuff including tube to get string onto hitch pin. In the failing light of the day, I got the job done, but time would have been saved had I brought in my shop light so I could see better to route the wire through the bridge pins. The upside: 3 strings on the day, no bloody finger tips. The weirdness: Haven't had a string break in a few months. Why did they all gang up on me on one day??? Tip #1: putting some tension on the wire makes it MUCH easier to get the string placed properly around the bridge pins in the understrung areas. Tip #2: Lighting is a good thing when doing this sort of job! Thanks for reading, Dave Stahl ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/64/0d/6d/d1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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