Broken Strings

[Wayne Walker]

In Toronto you can get supplies from HYPERLINK
"http://www.jdgrandt.com/"http://www.jdgrandt.com/. You be better to get the
old broken strings duplicated at JD Grandt. They are located in Richmond
Hill.
 
Wayne Walker
Piano Tuner & Technician
MUSICSTOP LTD
1005 Dow Rd, New Minas, NS
B4N 3R4
Cell 902-221-1540
Fax 902-681-1463
HYPERLINK "mailto:wayne.w at musicstop.com"wayne.w at musicstop.com
HYPERLINK "http://www.musicstop.com/"www.musicstop.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Anson Kao [mailto:anson.kao at gmail.com]
Sent: March 30, 2006 1:27 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Broken Strings


Hello Everyone;
 
I need to do my first string repairs ever.  Fun!  I have 3 broken bass
strings, broken very close to the tuning pin.  Yes... I broke them myself. 
Spinet, hadn't been tuned for 20+ years, didn't seem to be rusty and I tuned
flat first before raising the pitch (about an entire semitone flat!) so I'm
not sure if I could have avoided the break...
 
Anyhow, I figure I should "splice" the old strings.  Since the "splice"
would be where the string isn't "live", is it necessary I use the identical
thickness of wire?  I am not planning to go full time anytime soon and
probably won't have much use for 3 roles of wire.  I've also heard about
moist fingers causing rust.  Do you wear gloves when handling wire?
 
Also if anyone is in the Toronto area could you refer me to a store where I
can buy supplies.  I have been purchasing everything online so far and the
shipping wait times make it hard for me to sleep at night.
 
Appreciate all input, thanks all!
 
Anson


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