Open-Face Pinblock & Stringing

[J Patrick Draine]

On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 06:38  AM, Farrell wrote:

> How does one string a piano with an open-faced pinblock WITHOUT 
> marking the pretty veneer cover with stringing tools? The simple coil 
> lifter for example - is in not designed to be levered on the 
> plate/pinblock so that when you push down on the handle the little 
> fork on the other end pushes up on the coil bottom? Have I been using 
> this tool incorrectly? Tips? Advice?

You can glue a piece of leather or buckskin on the underside of the 
coil lifter to prevent scratching the plate or dinging the open-face 
block's veneer.

Patrick