Bar Hopping....:-)(v bars, that is)

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>I could not for the life of me get the end of the wire over the v bar,
>under  the pressure bar, and over the felt.  There was nowhere near enough 
room
>to  push the string up and through.  Does anybody have any words of wisdom
>or  method for this?  

Greetings, 
    Sometimes it helps to us a much longer wire than will ultimately be 
necessary and to pre-bend the end of this extra length so that it "wants" to 
come back up after going under the pressure bar.  Then, you cut to length and 
wind on a dummy before final installation on the pin. 
Another reason I hate to work on uprights.....
Regards, 
Ed Foote