Splicing. What's the trick?

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Ron writes:
>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. 

      The two strings can be assembled without passing one loop through
another. Following Jim Hayes instructions,  I bend the broken string end
around in a loop(clockwise), trying to keep the bend as tight as possible.
The new piece gets a loop bent, from the same position, (but
counterclockwise), and both of them are slightly bent toward the side the wire
crosses itself.  This allows the faces of the loops to mate with each other,
and the ends point out opposing sides of the bend. 
( this is really a wire bend, not a knot)
      If you allow the new piece's loop to remain slightly open,(not touching
the wire as it comes across), this piece will slip over the old string from
the above right, and  you then can thread the end of the new piece through the
very tight loop on the old string.  If working room is really tight,  the new
piece can be made a foot or so long, which allows threading to be easily done
with a lot of slack, ( which also allows pulling it up very tightly before
cutting to length). 
    I keep my band-aids in the stringing kit, anyway. 
Regards, 
Ed