[CAUT] Sheetbend string splice

[Fred Sturm]

Hi Eric,
    Yes, sorry, but I did try to get closer in, and a better angle, but the
focus suffered and the flash washed it out. What I posted was the best of
four, with a bit of digital sharpening and exposure tweak. To do better, I
would need better equipment, and the knowledge of how to use it.
    But the essential thing is that the short end of the U just goes back
out next to the long end. Up and over the tail of the loop and through the
loop. Or, to describe it a bit differently, the wire comes through the loop
over the tail, passes under the wire, and goes back out over the tail.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico


On 3/12/07 12:01 PM, "Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" <WOLFLEEL at ucmail.uc.edu>
wrote:

> Fred,
> 
> Thanks for the photos though it would be nice if the final was more of a
> close-up so we can see how the two parts of the knot join up. Being an
> ex-Boyscout, I've tried the sheetbend knot before but never could feel
> as comfortable doing it as I do with the normal splice. Must be
> something about how my brain works (or doesn't).
> 
> Eric
> 
> Eric Wolfley, RPT
> Head Piano Technician
> Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> University of Cincinnati
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Fred Sturm
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:29 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: [CAUT] Sheetbend string splice
> 
> Hi all,
> I took a few pictures of a mock up of the "sheetbend" string
> splice  
> I was trying to describe a week or so ago. Hope it's helpful to
> somebody. Sorry about the poor photo quality. Obviously one needs a
> tripod to get this kind of detail in good focus.
> 
>