At 03:56 PM 09/06/1998 -0700, you wrote: Hi, I follow along with your explanation untill the last sentence. By >At the end of the >1" twist, keep tension on the main part of the wire while the remaining >pigtail is wrapped around the main part of the wire 4 or 5 times" do you mean to back up with the pigtail towards the loop, over the previously twisted windings? The ones on the harpsichord have several "loose" twists and then 4 or 5 tighter twists (snugged up at 90 degrees, like we do on a piano tuning pin). Sorry, but my ASCII art ain't up to drawing what I just said.:-} >If one holds harpsichord wire near the end and hooks it with the wire handle >of a rubber mute, one can twist it in the fashion illustrated below to >form the hitch pin loop. Use enough tension to pull the wire into no more >than a 90 degree bend and make several twists (1"). If the angle and tension >are too great, brass wire will break, if the angle and twist are too small >the loop can slip under tension and eventually break. At the end of the >1" twist, keep tension on the main part of the wire while the remaining >pigtail is wrapped around the main part of the wire 4 or 5 times. > > > \ > \ > \ > \ > \ _____________________ > \ / | > O------------------- | > / \_____________________| > / > / > / > / > (___ pigtail end > >> Ken Hale, RPT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Instant e-Delivery now available PianoDB, PianoDB95, PianoDB97 Manage your Piano Service Business YourTraySpell, on-the-fly spell checker D C AL CODA http://www.dcalcoda.com/ kenhale@dcalcoda.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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