Splicing. What's the trick?

[barre46@ibm.net]

Hello Jim:

If you have access to the PTG Exams Source Book, in section V the first
article is String Repairs In the Field by Bill Spurlock. In this article he
details his favorite knot in words and pictures. This may be very similar to
Jim Hayes method but it does work for me. I have several customers in the
country who wait until they have from 8 to 17 broken strings before they call
so I do many splices using this method.

Norm Barrett

harvey wrote:

> To those who support/endorse string-splicing:
>
> I can splice just fine while practicing in front of the TV. On-site it's a
> different story, especially with bass strings. If I remove wrap, the
> resulting sound indicates I could have just as easily used a universal. If
> I don't, the splice ends up getting in the way of upper plate pins
> (upright). In any case, there's always the guessing factor... how much is
> the new stub length going to stretch; how much to compensate for (the
> tightest of static) knots, etc. I'd say my success rate is 5~10%. As a
> result, I've wasted a lot of time for nothing, and failed to pass my own
> subjective quality tests. Out of frustration, I subsequently have begun
> replacing (both, if applicable) bass strings.
>
> 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
> Greenwood, SC
> harvey@greenwood.net
> ________________________
> Docs? We don't need no steenkin' docs!
>               -- Harvey (circa 1984)