Hi Ken: Comments are interspersed below: On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, D C AL CODA wrote: > 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? No > > 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). The looser twists should be tighter or they will slip and eventually break. The 90 degree turns are necessary to finish the procedure. Jim Sr. > > 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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