Rule of thumb

[Keith McGavern]

>To the list. I want know if there are a rule of thumb in order
>to determine the amount that a slack wound string must be put down to the
>hitch
>pin in order that when it will be tuned the upper side of the wound stays just
>in line with the others.
>Rogerio Cunha

I shoot for about 1/8".

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA