Chipping )was: String rollers)

[Farrell]

Yikes! Ok, that was what I was asking. Thank you. I was always better at
math & science than art. I'm glad my stringmaker likes numbers!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Chipping )was: String rollers)


> >I understand why you would do a rubbing, but my question was, what is a
> >rubbing?
>
> Lay a piece of paper on the strings, covering agraffes, bridge pins, hitch
> pins, etc. Sand through the paper at the hitch pins, so it drops down
> around them. Then sand through the paper at the bridge pins so it drops
> down around them. rub with a pencil over the agraffes to mark their
> location, and over the strings as much as you see fit to indicate the
> string line and the ends of the wrap (if you intend to keep them where
they
> were originally). You now have a rubbing, having rubbed with either
pencil,
> sandpaper, or both. On said rubbing doth now exist a reasonable facsimile
> of the pertinent bass string length dimensions, suitable for framing or
> mailing to the string winder of your choice with appropriate core, wrap,
> and bare end dimensions. It's a stone age Zerox.
>
> A rubbing is then, you see, the product of having rubbed - whether with
> sandpaper or pencil.
>
>
> Ron N