How about using a dowel rod, 1/8 inch or so, marking the hitch to wrap, and the wrap distance, then finishing up at the top with a tape measure if necessary? Leslie Bartlett M.Mus lesbart@juno.com On Fri, 04 Apr 1997 07:25:55 -0500 ted@palmnet.net (Ted Simmons) writes: >I tuned an Acrosonic spinet yesterday that had a bass string missing >and it >wasn't stored at the bottom of the piano as is often found.. The >owner >wanted a replacement and not a universal installed. It's an older >Acrosonic and Baldwin doesn't have the scale for it so they sent what >they >thought would work. It didn't. Does anyone have an accurate way to >take >measurements to order a new string? I don't want to remove the action >and >I can't get a steel roll-up tape measure past the dampers. > >Ted Simmons, Merritt Island, FL > > >
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