You'll want to check and double check that you do not have the new wire (or the original, if you are splicing--which is preferable, if possible) wrapped around other wires, and on the correct side of the damper wire of the note in question. I have never made these mistakes, of course, but I know a guy who has <G>. Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> To: toddpianoworks at att.net <toddpianoworks at att.net>; pianotech at ptg.org <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 4:24 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] String replacement in overstrung area Those strings can be replaced by fishing them under the bass strings though it is frustrating and you’ll want some appropriate tools. A hemostat can help, something to keep the string on the bridge and hitch pin too. It just depends on how it’s laid out and sometimes you might have to loosen a bass string or two to do the work but not all of them. In 35 years I haven’t removed all bass strings for that job and most of the time I’ve done it without removing any. dave David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Todd Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:08 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] String replacement in overstrung area I am figuring a quote, and I just wanted to be sure of something. Is the only way to replace a treble string that passes under the overstrung area by loosening tension of all bass strings and removing them from their hitch pins? TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081216/7d2ed802/attachment-0001.html>
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