Splicing. What's the trick?

[Jon Page]

Short of having dual vice grips to tighten the knot, cutting the wire at three
fingers (instead of four) will bring the becket  to the 3:00 proximity.  Make
only two coils on the dummy pin and insert the becket into the installed
tuning pin, needle nosed pliers will help to tighten the knot once tension is
on it.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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PS  It snowed all day yesterday leaving about 18". We got our yearly
average all at once. Monday it is supposed to be in the 40's.

This is where having shop work comes in handy.


At 07:34 AM 2/26/99 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>I know this has been discussed here, but only remember those who promote
>>splicing and those who don't. I don't recall any tricks, "how-to's", or
>>work-arounds in the threads. Oh yes, for the record, and in case it
>>matters, I prefer the Jim Hayes (Vice-Grip Jr.) splicing method.
>>
>>Jim Harvey, RPT
>
>
>You betcha. Make those loops tight and there's less slack to have to pull up
>so you can more easily anticipate where it's going to end up. Tips? Tricks?
>If you tend to jump at sudden loud noises, don't pull it up to pitch with
>anything sharp in your hand. <G> Aside from making the replacement string
>loop just big enough to get the "incumbent string" loop through so you can
>assemble the thing, and bending the loops slightly to "aim" them along the
>string axis somewhat, I'm not sure there are any tricks. I would certainly
>entertain educational attempts though.
>
> Ron 
>