Splicing (was:Thanks-(was Pitch Raise Delima)

[Jon Page]

I have gone so far as to splice on the speaking length of ass strings.
Worked for me.
Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 11:10 PM 8/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>LTpianoman@aol.com wrote:
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>> Thanks to Ralph Martin, Avery Todd, John Fortiner & Norm Barrett I had good
>> luck with raising the pitch on an old Hobart M. Cable upright that was 113
>> cents flat and not tuned in years. I only broke 2 bass strings <snip>
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>You are very welcome for any help I may have been. Yes, Sometimes
>strings break in spite of how careful you are. If you don't know how,
>perhaps the next thing to learn is how to tie a string. I always tie a
>string if it can be tied rather than replace it because a new string
>will stretch like crazy. A tied string will stretch somewhat but not
>nearly as much. Everyone may not agree with this but does a tied string
>really matter on a neglected Hobart M. Cable? Just food for thought.
>
>Norman Barrett
>Memphis, TN
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