A small spring clamp also works quite well. I keep one of those in my stringing kit. Small, so it takes up very little space. Always handy, always there. JF On 8/7/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > This is a great idea. Often there's not much room between the hitch pin and > the floorboard of an upright, or the case of a grand, for that matter. By > gripping ABOVE the loop, this would solve that problem, too! Thanks, I'll > use this one for sure. > > Tom Sivak > Chicago > > Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com> wrote: > > A small vise grip clamped at an angle on the wind of the core above the loop > works just fine to twist and place the loop and can then be locked on the > hitch pin to hold it( the loop) in place while you're making your coil and > pulling the string to pitch. You can then remove the vice grips and square > your loop to the plate. If you have a concern about nicking the string or > marring the paint, a little self adhesive nameboard felt on the jaws of the > Vicegrips will make sure that doesn't happen. > I am all about making my tools do double duty whenever possible and not > buying a specialty tool when I can use one I already have for the same job.
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