<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Guy,</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>A picture is worth a thousand words....</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Del</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of = Nichols Sent: November 08, 2005 9:21 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] Large wire spool? </DIV> <DIV></DIV>Jim,    At the plant, we have shelves on the = wall behind the pianos in the stringing room. The shelves have sections = (about 10 inches tall) of Sono-tube concrete casting forms. Like used 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 the tube. Snap-on pipe insulation protects the rim of the piano as the wire 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 Sound stainless wire. The rolls are about 17 inches diameter.   It seems I read something about this years ago = but I couldn t find anything on the archives. I recall something that it = had an arm with a sort of brake thingee too. The container is the part I = can t visualize. Having 15 huge boxes around would work, but there s got = to be a better way. (I ve always just set the roll on a blanket on the plate.)   Thanks, Jim Busby BYU    </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>