Hitch Pin Loops, was: Restringing

[Greg Newell]

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Terry,
         I've never had to tie a loop for a vertical hitch. Sorry. Sounds=20
like the slow twist from a bass string might work though.
Gotta go make some money now.

Greg


At 08:01 AM 6/24/2003, you wrote:

>Greg, Ron and anyone else caring to chime in:
>
>The right (as opposed to the left or center) string on the piano I am=20
>restringing is individually tied to it's own hitch pin. I have installed=20
>vertical hitches on this piano. I tried tying a regular loop (so like,=20
>what is that?) while leaving some wiggle room (slack so it was not tight=20
>to the hitch), but that just came unwrapped. Roger Jolly spoke of German=20
>loops a while back. What are they? Perhaps to take full advantage of the=20
>vertical hitch, I really want to make a real loose loop like you would put=
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>on a bass string? Yes? Ideas?
>
>Terry Farrell
>
> >>I have a rather simple loop maker that I purchased from the late Bob
> >>Russell Sr. It is both simple and easy to use. It produces predictable
> >>clean coils every time but is not without the possibility of gaffe's if
> >>your not paying attention to what you're doing. I'll give a brief
> >>description of it's construction. The body of it is from about a 1 1/2"
> >>hardwood dowel with a hole drilled through it longitudinally. In that
> >>hole is placed a brass sleeve insert through which ultimately the wire
> >>will pass on it's way to the looping end. There is another hole drilled
> >>through it tangentially(?) which has a key pin ( I think) going all the
> >>way through and protruding out each side to act as a handle to turn the
> >>dowel around the string passing through it. At the business end is a
> >>small tack or nail with a head driven in to one side of the brass=
 sleeve.
> >>To use, all one does is to pass the string through the sleeve and out=
 the
> >>other side. Using round jawed pliers make a loop in the string. Put the
> >>end of the loop against and under the nail head and slowly rotate the
> >>tool making the string end rotate around and thus giving you the coils.
> >>The only problem I ever have with it is visualizing which direction to
> >>rotate the tool for the desired outcome on the string. I like the tail=
 to
> >>stop and rotate downwards against the plate. FWIW, I hope this helps
> >>someone. If you need a picture just yell.
> >>
> >>Greg Newell
> >
> >I made one similar, years back, with a couple of differences. First, no
> >cross handle. Second, the other end has a #7 wood screw driven in and the
> >head cut off, and a small screw driven in next to it as a wire guide for
> >forming the loop around the #7 screw shank. The wire spring back sizes=
 the
> >loop just right for the average hitch pin and you don't have to find a
> >pair of pliers in your toolbox as well as the looper. Same size loop=
 every
> >time, double loops if you're of a mind, with a minimum amount of wire to
> >have to pull to tighten it on the hitch.
> >
> >Ron N
> >
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>Greg Newell
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