I used tnelab97 for one or two years befor my laptop broke down.really good! Baoli --- Harry Pickett <hjpickett@cablenet-va.com> wrote: > Hi all, > Does anyone use Tunelab? I can’t see myself being > able to afford a SAT > in the near future and would like an aid to the > aural tuning I am doing > now. > Comments O wise ones! > Cheers > Harry > > > Harry Pickett > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of Richard Strang > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:01 PM > To: 'Pianotech' > Subject: RE: Restringing > > I learned how to make a pretty nice loop using a > pair of vise grips and > a screw driver. I make a loop and clamp it with the > vise grips, lightly > of course, then stick the screw drive through the > loop and twist 6 or 7 > times. Comes out just fine for some of the clunkers > I work on. > > Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > Behalf Of Dave Bunch > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 6:36 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Restringing > As far as loop makers go, I would warn someone new > to this to avoid the > loop makers with the crank commonly seen in the > catalogs. They are good > for nothing but breaking wire. With just a little > practice, one can make > a first rate loop by hand using nothing more than a > nail in a vise. This > will work fine for the 99% of pianos that have just > one or two looped > strings. > > Dave Bunch > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan <mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net> > To: 'Pianotech' <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:28 AM > Subject: RE: Restringing > > Yes ... > > Not a complete treatise, but a few thoughts. > > First time, it will take you close to three 8-days. > An experienced person can do it in about two days. > I don't think it's fair for people to pay for my > "learning curves," so I > would bill the job based on, say, 18 hours. > Take the job. Learn and earn. > > Critical things to have, purchase, or make-your-own > ... > > 1. A pinblock jack > 2. Coil maker > 3. 2½ lb sledge hammer (for fine tuning and > watch repair) > 4. Real wire cutters, not pin nippers or light > duty electrical > "dikes" > 5. Heavy gloves or, better yet, > glass-handler's gloves > 6. Eye > protection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Many jobs > call for eye protection: Restringing SCREAMS for it. > Wear industrial eye > protection, the kind that protects from the sides, > too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > 7. Band-Aids (Don't make your own.) > > Helpful things to have ... > > 1. A ½" drive variable speed electric drill > with "pin removing > bit" (see archives). ¼" drill will not do, doesn't > have enough torque, > especially at slower speeds and you don't want to > spin the pins so fast > that you set the piano on fire or, more likely, > damage the holes. > 2. New set of pin collars (depending). New > hitch pin punchings, > felts, braid, etc. (depending) > 3. Tuning pin crank > 4. Loop maker > > Look up in the archives or read Reblitz, etc., about > measuring strings, > marking where string sizes change, etc. > > Examine the piano carefully before you start: > 1. Make sure the legs are secure and nothing > is wobbly. 999/1000 > times this is no problem. The 1/1000th time, a > disaster can ensue. > 2. Pull the lid hinge pins with the lid > closed. Unless it is a > very small piano, get the owner or someone to help > you lift off the lid > and put it in a safe place. > 3. Examine the pinblock and bridges very > carefully. Discuss > problems with owner. NOW is the time to make any > repairs. > 4. Note any problems or anticipated problems. > Write them down. > Have the owner look at them with you and sign the > paper acknowledging > the problems. Again 1/1000, but you don't want any > arguments later. I > would take a torque wrench and measure each pin-or > at least a good > sampling-as I made the first tension reduction turns > of the pin to make > sure you spot any "patterns" suggesting block damage > or any pin holes > that might need a little epoxy, etc. Easier to do it > now than to have to > remove pins later. > > Have fun. > > Alan R. Barnard > Salem, MO > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of Richard Strang > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:14 AM > To: pianotech (E-mail) > Subject: Restringing > > Hello, all, > Piano restringing has always been a little out > of my line of work, > as I do not have a shop. However, I have a good > customer that is > requesting me to restring his grand on site, and I'm > debating on whether > I should accept the job or not. Any advice? > > Richard > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release > Date: 6/10/2003 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release > Date: 6/10/2003 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! 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