This sounds an awfully lot like the Sciortino Insta-coiler shown at the bottom of page 20 of the Schaff Tool Catalog. I have one and it's great. Wouldn't be without it. Ted Simmons, Merritt Island, FL >> I didn't see mention of a tool that I use for making perfect coils on pins in >> the piano. It is made by Kai Okada of Chicago. He has a host of interesting >> tools for visually impaired technicians. This tool has a cylinder that fits >> over the pin. A slot in the cylinder catches the wire where it goes into the >> pin. And it is held still while another cylinder with a tuning pin on the top >> is turned by your tuning hammer or a T-hammer. It winds the wire into a >> perfect coil with a sharp becket.
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