Harpsichord Coils with no becket hole

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> How does one make those string coils for the
>tapered tuning pins with no becket hole?  

Greetings, 
   I usually bend a 3/8' long leg on the end of the string, place that along 
the tuning pin and begin winding over it.  You have to keep tension on it to 
keep it in place. 
Regards, 
Ed Foote