There's always a hitch

[Cy Shuster]

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MessageI doubt that it saves time or money, with the extra cost of =
preparing and inventorying individual string lengths for each piano =
model, and then pulling them out of stock.  Compare that with a bulk =
reel of wire of a certain gauge: only takes a second to snip it to the =
right length, and you've got the same number of tuning pin coils to =
make.

It is amazing that a 180 around a hitch pin is sufficient to separate =
two different tensions.  Some hitch pin loops are formed with two wraps =
around the pin; I wonder why they don't do two loops around every pin?  =
(Must not make a difference, eh?)

--Cy Shuster--
Rochester, MN
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Mark Dierauf=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:35 AM
  Subject: RE: There's always a hitch


  I would think that you might expect slightly better tuning stability =
with this system. On large pitch changes there's no way that the tension =
of one string of a unison can effect the other strings as might be the =
case with normal strings looped around a hitch-pin. Having all three =
strings the same length from hitch-pin to tuning pin can only help. My =
thinking is that once set up it might save significant time during the =
factory stringing process by having all strings pre measured for any =
given scale.

  =20

  - Mark

  =20

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Peter Lamos [mailto:selahpiano@hotmail.com]=20
  Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:02 PM
  To: pianotech@ptg.org
  Subject: There's always a hitch

  =20

  List,

      I prepped a Kohler & Campbell grand (KCG-650) the other day and =
being of little knowledge I was wondering what is the point of having =
all the treble wires each individually tied off on their own hitch pin.  =
Surely it can't be tuning stability(?).  Or is it intended to save $$ =
for those that habitually break strings?  You know, better to break just =
one than two.

  =20

  Confused but peaceful,

  Peter Lamos

  Brunswick, GA=20

  =20

  _____________________

  selahpiano@hotmail.com=20

  =20

  =20

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