There's always a hitch

[Cy Shuster]

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Avery,

I'm afraid I'm misunderstanding you (or not getting a joke?).  Do you =
get single strings with premade coils?  I was responding to the comment =
that single strings would save time in a factory setting...

I've only helped in a restringing by standing at the tail end and =
threading the up through the bridge pins, but it sure seems that after =
an octave or so, you'd really be into the rhythm of it: three fingers =
past the pin hole, snip, thread through pin, make right angle for =
becket, three turns with the T-handle, pound it in, lift the coil, and =
tighten it up a little more.  My guess is it takes experienced people, =
what, maybe two hours to string a grand?  It's awesome to see.

--Cy--

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Avery Todd=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:11 PM
  Subject: Re: There's always a hitch


  Cy,=20

  And how many seconds/minutes does it take you to make all those =
individual coils
  for an entire piano and make it look as good as the factory does? :-)=20
  Just wishing I could do it better!=20

  Avery=20


    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.
    =20
    --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.

      - Mark





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