Restringing

[Greg Newell]

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Terry,
         Check out my earlier post about the coil maker itself. You MUST=20
leave the tail in such a position that it's natural rotation as it tries to=
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unwind itself will be down toward the plate. This way it is impossible for=
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it to come loose. Pulling up the string tension only makes it tighter. This=
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is an issue for harpsichord techs too if I'm not mistaken.

Greg Newell




At 09:31 PM 6/23/2003, you wrote:

>I've looped strings before and they have worked fine. I looped one on a=20
>restringing job the other day and the darn thing is just unravelling - I=20
>think I made it the same as always. What might I be doing wrong?
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Bunch" <pdtek@mchsi.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:36 PM
>Subject: Re: Restringing
>
>
>As far as loop makers go, I would warn someone new to this to avoid the=20
>loop makers with the crank commonly seen in the catalogs. They are good=20
>for nothing but breaking wire. With just a little practice, one can make a=
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>first rate loop by hand using nothing more than a nail in a vise. This=20
>will work fine for the 99% of pianos that have just one or two looped=
 strings.
>
>Dave Bunch
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Alan
>   To: 'Pianotech'
>   Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:28 AM
>   Subject: RE: Restringing
>
>
>   Yes .
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>   Not a complete treatise, but a few thoughts.
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>   First time, it will take you close to three 8-days.
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>   An experienced person can do it in about two days.
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>   I don't think it's fair for people to pay for my "learning curves," so=
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> I would bill the job based on, say, 18 hours.
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>   Take the job. Learn and earn.
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>   Critical things to have, purchase, or make-your-own .
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>
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>   1.       A pinblock jack
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>   2.       Coil maker
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>   3.       2=BD lb sledge hammer (for fine tuning and watch repair)
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>   4.       Real wire cutters, not pin nippers or light duty electrical=20
> "dikes"
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>   5.       Heavy gloves or, better yet, glass-handler's gloves
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>   6.       Eye=20
> protection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many jobs=
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> call for eye protection: Restringing SCREAMS for it. Wear industrial eye=
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> protection, the kind that protects from the sides,=20
> too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>   7.       Band-Aids (Don't make your own.)
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>
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>   Helpful things to have .
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>
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>   1.       A =BD" drive variable speed electric drill with "pin removing=
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> bit" (see archives). =BC" drill will not do, doesn't have enough torque,=
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> especially at slower speeds and you don't want to spin the pins so fast=20
> that you set the piano on fire or, more likely, damage the holes.
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>   2.       New set of pin collars (depending). New hitch pin punchings,=20
> felts, braid, etc. (depending)
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>   3.       Tuning pin crank
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>   4.       Loop maker
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>
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>   Look up in the archives or read Reblitz, etc., about measuring strings,=
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> marking where string sizes change, etc.
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>
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>   Examine the piano carefully before you start:
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>   1.       Make sure the legs are secure and nothing is wobbly. 999/1000=
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> times this is no problem. The 1/1000th time, a disaster can ensue.
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>   2.       Pull the lid hinge pins with the lid closed. Unless it is a=20
> very small piano, get the owner or someone to help you lift off the lid=20
> and put it in a safe place.
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>   3.       Examine the pinblock and bridges very carefully. Discuss=20
> problems with owner. NOW is the time to make any repairs.
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>   4.       Note any problems or anticipated problems. Write them down.=20
> Have the owner look at them with you and sign the paper acknowledging the=
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> problems. Again 1/1000, but you don't want any arguments later. I would=20
> take a torque wrench and measure each pin-or at least a good sampling-as=
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> I made the first tension reduction turns of the pin to make sure you spot=
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> any "patterns" suggesting block damage or any pin holes that might need a=
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> little epoxy, etc. Easier to do it now than to have to remove pins later.
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>   Have fun.
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>   Alan R. Barnard
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>   Salem, MO
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On=20
> Behalf Of Richard Strang
>   Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:14 AM
>   To: pianotech (E-mail)
>   Subject: Restringing
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>
>
>   Hello, all,
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>       Piano restringing has always been a little out of my line of work,=
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> as I do not have a shop. However, I have a good customer that is=20
> requesting me to restring his grand on site, and I'm debating on whether=
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> I should accept the job or not. Any advice?
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>
>
>   Richard
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