Restringing just the bass

[Lance Lafargue]

Yeah, Jon. I just saw a slot in the top to the bottom of the becket hole
and use it that way. I don't understand the cut below the hole or the tight
quarters idea.  I still can't picture it.  Explain again?  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: rbeaton <rbeaton@initco.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Restringing just the bass
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 6:13 AM
> 
> Jon...
> When you say" cut the pin 1/4 inch below the hole"...do you mean saw it
> off...thus making a short dummy pin???
> Dick RPT MT
> 
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> > From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: Restringing just the bass
> > Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 5:28 AM
> > 
> > If you are useing the same pins, only back them out 3/4 turn
> > to place the becket about 5:00.
> > 
> > Cut the new wire to length (4 fingers or a handy measure like
> > the Becket Tool :-).
> > 
> > Make the coil on a dummy pin. This is a pin which has the hole drilled
> > slightly larger and cut 1/4" below the hole. Also a slot is cut from
the
> > bottom to the hole, this will allow the coil to be removed from the pin
> > quickly and without expanding. (This is a past List tip I received).
> > 
> > Install the coil on the old pin and a 3/4 turn brings you back to
> tension.
> > No need to listen if your wire is cut to the right length. This speeds
up
> the
> > restringing procedure.
> > 
> > If you are replacing the pins, use a gun barrel cleaning brush in drill
> > to remove the glaze from the sides of the holes.
> > 
> > Tune,
> > 
> > Jon Page
> > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > At 07:33 PM 6/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
> > >One thing we all forgot about is tuning pin torque.
> > >
> > >It's probably pretty good, especially in humid Washington, but backing
> > >out each pin three turns could reduce the torque in the area of the
> > >piano that tends to suffer from loose pins first in the long term.  
> > >
> > >How many of you would back out the pins only one turn and use a dummy
> > >pin?  How many would use oversize pins?  
> > >
> > >Carl
> > >
> > >
> > >