It is nice having this list to talk to others. Associate member Joe Goss <G> ---------- > From: Frank Cahill <fcahill@erols.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: strings o spinet > Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 9:03 PM > > Joe & Penny Goss wrote: > > > > Hi Frank, > > It just dawned on me where the other end of the string is located ( right > > behind the key bed right? ) and that is why you could not get the slack you > > needed by taking the string loose on the bridge. Right? Samick has this > > same problem on spinets at the bass string break. They are very hard to > > string. My procedure is to back the pin out three turns, make a becket with > > my vice grips and put the string in the pin. Forming the coil is a bit > > tricky. To form the coil I place anything that will slip between the new > > string ( or repair string ) and whatever is next to it like other strings > > or pins. This is usually my pocket screwdriver about three inches long, but > > on occasion even smaller things, like a piece of #24 wire are needed to use > > as my guide. > > Very slowly the coil can be made turning the pin a quarter of a turn and > > resetting your string guide as necessary until the pin is back in to where > > there is not a lot of side draft to pull the string toward the pin > > block.Try to leave the coil always a 1/4 inch away from the bin block so > > that you can get something behind the coil to tighten the coil as you work. > > If it will go in between the spaces available the Mahaffy coil setter works > > great both pushing and pulling the coils, but will not always fit between > > the pins. Hummmm that gives me an idea for a cool tool. > > Good luck > > Joe Goss > > You know you are on the level if your bubble is in the middle. > > > > Thanks Joe. Well I would have had slack if my thinking cap were on. The > hitch pin was quite accesible and I could have backed off the other > tuning pin. But I had become so frustrated that all logical though > processes were no longer operating. > > I've never been a quick thinker! I'm the kinda guy who is always saying > "I shoulda said this when the boss asked me that." I always seem to > learn things the slow hard way. > > But, the next time I'll be armed with ten pages of suggestions from all > the super techs outs there. I wish this Internet stuff was around when > I first started learning piano technology. > -- > > Frank Cahill > Associate Member > Northern Va
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