<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> Yeah, but how about a picture or two? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: Nichols <NICHO@ZIANET.COM> To: "College an= d University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG> Received: 11/8/2005 9:20:58= PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Large wire spool? Jim,    At the plant, we have shelves on t= he wall behind the pianos in the stringing room. The shelves have secti= ons (about 10 inches tall) of Sono-tube concrete casting forms. Like us= ed for pillars, posts, and cat houses. About 15" dia. In the section of= tube, is a wooden wheel with a few upright dowels. A notch in the side= of the tube allows the wire to spool out, while the wheel rotates in t= he tube. Snap-on pipe insulation protects the rim of the piano as the w= ire is dragged off the shelf to be used. No, I didn't invent it, but I = think it's slick! later, Guy At 09:08 PM 11/8/2005= -0700, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">List,   = Do any of you have a good container or = method to store and easily use piano wire in the large rolls? I m also = hoping that I can figure out a way to adapt it with all my new Pure Sou= nd stainless wire. The rolls are about 17 inches diameter. <B= R>  It seems I read something about this years ago but I couldn t f= ind anything on the archives. I recall something that it had an arm wit= h a sort of brake thingee too. The container is the part I can t visual= ize. Having 15 huge boxes around would work, but there s got to be a be= tter way. (I ve always just set the roll on a blanket on the plate.)<BR= >   Thanks, Jim= Busby BYU   <= BR> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY><= /HTML>