Which begs the question...how many are making their coil on a dummy tuning pin and backing out the tuning pin only 1 turn instead of 3? It took me awhile to start doing that, but now it's automatic...although, for some reasons it's harder (for me) on uprights... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: A440A at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 6/4/2009 2:01:06 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] string replacement >Jerry writes: ><< Also count out about 3 full turns maybe even 4 depending on the piano. >Count the coils on it now. Some have 4 coils around the tuning pins some >have 3 others have 2.5 coils. I prefer 3 myself but, I will copy what it is >there on that particular piano so it looks exactly the same as the others >when I'm done. >> > Does this mean that you turn the pin out of the block 3 turns, and >then turn it back in to make the coil? >Ed Foote RPT >http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Limited Time Offers: Save big on popular >laptops at Dell >(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221354145x1201369495/aol?redir=ht >tp:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215221161%3B37268813%3By) ></HTML>
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