<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>[CAUT] Getting straight</title></head><body> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><br> </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000">></font><font face="Arial Italic" color="#000000">  taking care to keep the curl consistant, and will be interested<br> </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000">></font><font face="Arial Italic" color="#000000">in seeing if there is any difference<br> </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br> I think there is and try to minimize twist.<br> <br> Start by pulling enough wire out of the 1lb canister to install one loop.<br> Hold the wire at one side of the loop with enough extended beyond the<br> tuning pin hole to leave some to trim. Draw the wire back to the hitch pin<br> and hold that position between your fingers. Release the length while<br> maintaining your grip and position the wire (now coiled slightly) 90<br> degree to the hitch pin/strings and make your bend.<br> <br> The wire will now want to bend upwards. Place a slight downwards bend<br> about 1 inch from the loop to secure at the hitch pin. Draw the two lengths<br> out and cut the other side to length.<br> <br> Now you have both sides with the same coil orientation. Install the loop,<br> the pin ends will be curled upwards. Draw one side with the Becket Tool<br> as a gage for cutting to length and create your coil with the pin oriented<br> vertically so as not to introduce twist, install. Draw the other side</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">and install likewise.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br> Bass string coils can be made with the pin 90 degree to the plate since<br> you'll be inducing a twist anyway.</font></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>