[pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light

[allan at sutton.net]

Lou,

Did you mean .037 to .041 ?

Thank you for this, I will incorporate this tip.

Allan Sutton, m.mus. RPT
www.pianotechniquemontreal.com


2010/6/20 Lou Novak <pianoservice at msn.com>

>  Terry-
> I use a similar approach for plain wire when dealing with the cruise ships
> -
> Lightens my load and saves a trip to the car.
> As you, know most of the string breakage occurs in the 5th, 6th and 7th
> octaves.
> So I only carry .037 to .031.
> Bass strings are another matter!
> Best-
> -Lou
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:26 AM
> *Subject:* [pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light
>
>  I ride my motorcycle to most of my service appointments. I like to have
> all the tools and supplies I might need, so I've worked at making my tool
> boxes as small and as light as possible. One thing I've done recently is to
> make up a minimal string kit. The kit consists of plain wire strings from
> 0.030" to 0.043" that are long enough for up to a 7-foot piano. I don't
> service many nine-footers, so the shorter strings are sufficient for 99+% of
> the pianos I service ('course it's really only the larger strings that will
> be too short on a big piano - smaller strings should still work on a big
> piano). I carry three of the smaller diameter strings, two of medium strings
> and one of each larger size. I loop them around into a circle about the size
> they would be on those 1/4-pound reels the supply houses sell. I pack them
> in small cardboard pack that are designed to be mailers for a CD.
>
> Thought I'd share this idea for anyone interested in shrinking their mobile
> string supplies.
>
>
>
> Terry Farrell
>
>
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