Knots to you

[Joe & Penny Goss]

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Terry, while I do not do this, there is a way to make the loop using =
vice grips. You can get a much smaller loop that closes up much better.
My rule of thumb to make the knot;  1. hold both string ends the same =
way and make the loop with the end comming on the same side of the =
string.  2. fold the loop over the end so that you have the end closest =
to you. Doing this will form a square knot, which looks neat.=20
But not to worry either knot will hold as well, the other just looks =
like a cuckel burr.
3. If the string breaks while rerplacing, use new string
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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Farrell=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 3:53 PM
  Subject: Re: Joining PTG (to Patrick)


  I think Jon Page covered this pretty well, but additionally, the =
drawings that I carry in my stringing tool box on service calls are the =
ones appearing on page 106 in Reblitz, 2nd edition. The first one I ever =
did worked great - tried it in a client's home! Of the couple dozen or =
so I have now done, only one failed, and that went right away, so I =
could redo it right then and there. I did one the other day in the plain =
wire section just like the one on page 111 of the same book - right up =
within the tuning pins. Boy was I proud of myself! Just give it a whirl. =
I had always wondered what those round needle-nose plyers were for. I =
had them for about two years before I ever tried to tie a knot. I =
figured I could not do it either - but I was wrong! Good luck.

  Terry Farrell =20
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:22 PM
    Subject: Re: Joining PTG (to Patrick)


    In a message dated 8/23/01 4:10:40 PM Central Daylight Time,=20
    cedel@supernet.com (Clyde Hollinger) writes:=20



      Patrick,=20

             Several things.  First, it does not take much time to join =
PTG.  You=20
      need to get an application and submit it to your local chapter, =
and they=20
      need to=20
      accept it, for which you will probably need to attend a chapter =
meeting.  =20
      If you=20
      are accepted, I highly recommend you attend the chapter meetings =
regularly.=20
             Second, you do not need to pass exams to join PTG, but you =
must to=20
      become an RPT (Registered Piano Technician).  I urge you to make =
this your=20
      goal,=20
      as it forces you to learn things you may otherwise never get =
around to=20
      practicing.  The PTG has assembled resources you can buy that are =
well=20
      worth the=20
      price.=20
             Third, if you are "terrible" at replacing/splicing strings, =
you may=20
      be=20
      going at it wrongly, or you may just need more practice.  And some =
of them=20
      are a=20
      bugger for nearly everyone, I suspect.  Can you get a junker piano =

      somewhere to=20
      practice on?  That's what I did.  You can practice all kinds of =
things to=20
      your=20
      heart's content without being embarrassed if you botch things up.=20

      Regards,=20
      Clyde Hollinger, RPT=20
      Lititz, PA, USA=20

      Patrick Greene wrote:=20

      > I have been busy trying to get my=20
      > BS in business and have not had the time to join PTG.  I fully =
intend to=20
      do=20
      > it, but feel a little worried that I would have a hard time =
passing the=20
      > exam.  It is not the tuning part that I am worried about.  It is =
the=20
      string=20
      > tying test.  I am terrible at replacing strings and/or tying =
them for that=20
      > matter, therefore I feel that I would not pass that part of the =
test.=20


    Nicely stated Clyde.  I didn't see the original post but I'd like to =
add=20
    something.  While splicing a string is part of the Technical Exam, =
you can=20
    still pass that test even if you refuse to or don't know how to =
splice a=20
    string.=20

    Some people are taught that string splicing is a substandard way to =
make a=20
    repair and thus have never learned the technique.  If a technician =
is very=20
    well practiced in all other aspects, missing that one task won't =
cause that=20
    person to fail the exam.  In fact, the exam is designed to have =
enough=20
    difficulty to make perfection a nearly unattainable goal.=20

    On the other hand, string splicing is not all that difficult once =
you=20
    understand and practice the technique.  Having someone who knows how =
to do it=20
    well show you step by step is the best way to learn.=20

    Be challenged, not intimidated by the PTG Exams!=20

    Bill Bremmer RPT=20
    Madison, Wisconsin=20

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