---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --=====================_3444765==.ALT Harry, I've used TuneLab since TLab97 and find it to be a great tool in=20 the realm of ETD's. Nowhere is a better bargain to be found that provides,= =20 in my view and that of others, just as good a result as any of the other=20 offerings. It is NOT the final judge of what is a good tuning but is a=20 great tool to help get you there. It's the best unsung hero of the crowd= IMHO. Greg Newell At 10:19 AM 6/24/2003, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Does anyone use Tunelab? I cant see myself being able to afford a SAT in=20 >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=20 >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= =20 >screw driver. I make a loop and clamp it with the vise grips, lightly of=20 >course, then stick the screw drive through the loop and twist 6 or 7=20 >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=20 >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=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= =20 >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: <mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net>Alan > >To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>'Pianotech' > >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=20 >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. 2=BD 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=20 >protection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many jobs=20 >call for eye protection: Restringing SCREAMS for it. Wear industrial eye=20 >protection, the kind that protects from the sides,=20 >too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >7. Band-Aids (Don't make your own.) > > > >Helpful things to have ... > > > >1. A =BD" drive variable speed electric drill with "pin removing bit"= =20 >(see archives). =BC" drill will not do, doesn't have enough torque,=20 >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. > >2. New set of pin collars (depending). New hitch pin punchings,=20 >felts, braid, etc. (depending) > >3. Tuning pin crank > >4. Loop maker > > > >Look up in the archives or read Reblitz, etc., about measuring strings,=20 >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=20 >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= =20 >small piano, get the owner or someone to help you lift off the lid and put= =20 >it in a safe place. > >3. Examine the pinblock and bridges very carefully. Discuss problems= =20 >with owner. NOW is the time to make any repairs. > >4. Note any problems or anticipated problems. Write them down. Have= =20 >the owner look at them with you and sign the paper acknowledging the=20 >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 I= =20 >made the first tension reduction turns of the pin to make sure you spot=20 >any "patterns" suggesting block damage or any pin holes that might need a= =20 >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=20 >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= =20 > I do not have a shop. However, I have a good customer that is requesting= =20 > me to restring his grand on site, and I'm debating on whether I should=20 > 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 > > >--- > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.490 / Virus Database: 289 - Release Date: 6/16/2003 Greg Newell Greg's piano Fort=E9 mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20 --=====================_3444765==.ALT An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/96/4e/ab/35/attachment.htm --=====================_3444765==.ALT-- ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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