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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Brilliant!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>JB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Page<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 26, 2008 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> caut@ptg.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CAUT] existing pinblock prep<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I
don't get what you are saying about the Becket Tool, though. I </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>suppose
you have described its use some time or other, but I sure </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>don't
remember. Is it a gauge to measure where to cut the wire? In </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>which
case, I am guessing you are saying to line up the ink line to </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>the
existing pin in the block, probably centered. But the various cuts </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>and
shapes of the wood have me puzzling what they are all for.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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The Becket Tool is a gage for cutting the wire to length. In the photo,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>the wire is placed over the center hump. The wire under
tension secures<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>it to the tool. The tool is drawn back along the wire until
the end is at the<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>tuning pin hole. I make the hitch loop and leave the wires
long for trimming.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Due to the slack and stretch of longer wire lengths, in
order to maintain<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>a consistent becket placement in different sections, the
gage is indexed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>at the center of the hole for the treble and at the rear of
the hole for the<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>bass; incrementally for the mid sections.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The large notch at the left (rear) is for pin height which
can be checked<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>with the tool vertical or horizontal using the left or back
edge. This photo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>is prior to the ink line for an installed pin. In the
previous photo the notch<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>opposite the ink line is for the same purpose of indexing
from an installed pin.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>With this gage even an occasional stringer can get
regimented beckets<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>like a seasoned pro who strings all day, every day.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Chipping is simplified too. Knowing the beckets are uniform,
chip with<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>a wire lifter in one hand and a tuning hammer in the other.
Place all beckets<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>to the !:00 position. Squeeze beckets, tap coils, space
strings. Pull all<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>beckets to 2:00. I also use parallel pliers to squeeze
the becket and then<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>rotate them around the coil to coax the coil tighter. Chip
by ear or ETD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>and pull sharp. Address the natural curve in the wire at the
hitch pins,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>bridge pins. Pull sharp again. Lift wire at v-bars, tap
counter-bearing curve.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I usually tune to 442 or 4 and regulate/mate hammers,
installing the dampers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>as one of the last steps.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Regards,<br>
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Jon Page<o:p></o:p></p>
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