I assumed it was practice room instruments he was talking about, with rows of knots, and breaking lots of strings. At 09:43 AM 4/10/97 -0500, you wrote: >Kuang, Susan & others, > > My question here is if "he didn't want to go back to his studio to get >strings", where did he get the wire to tie the string? Am I missing >something? > And on the subject of tying strings, I agree with some of the other >posts about, especially, a concert instrument not being the place to have >a tied string. Even in a concert situation, I could install a new string >much quicker than I could fight with tying a knot. Then there's always the >danger of the knot breaking or coming loose. Then there's more time lost >trying to redo it. Not for me! > I understand the "reasons" for tying a knot, but I, personally, don't >like to do it. (I know. I need to spend more time practicing tying them.) >:-) > Thankfully, I'm in a situation here where I don't have to worry about >it. Even if I have to stay for the concert to retune it, if needed. JMHO. > >Avery > >P.S. And before someone asks "what about a broken bass string?", for a >performance, I'll just take one off the other 'D' (soon to be *three* other >D's), and install it. Then go to my office and call a source to have a >replacement sent overnight. > Now if it were a concerto situation....... Well, maybe I *should* >practice my knot tying after all. :-) > >> >I've seen those broken strings he connected, it's >>>truely amazing (either he was trying to save school piano wires or he >>>didn't want to go back to his studio to get strings). >> >> Kuang -- >> >>He probably just didn't want to make endless visits to pull up new strings. >>The old wire is already stretched out. I used to be opposed to knots in >>treble strings, but, although I usually replace the whole string, I can see >>the other side now. >> >>Susan Kline > >_____________________________________ >Avery Todd, RPT >Moores School of Music >University of Houston >713-743-3226 >atodd@uh.edu >http://www.uh.edu/music/ >_____________________________________ > > > > Susan Kline skline@proaxis.com P.O. Box 1651, Philomath, OR 97370 "Warning: Whimsical when bored."
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