Ron, et alii, That's amazing about the "Tuner's Knot" being a thief's knot (which supposedly has no useful purpose than to alert you to some thievery going on). I had to tie the knot in rope to discover that it is the same knot... but with a difference. The bitter ends come out of the bend differently. If you tie a tuner's knot in rope, you'll have to loosen the knot, rearrange the ends and retighten to make it look like a faux reef knot. I don't know if anyone actually ties a Granny Knot when doing string splices. It seems like it would be more trouble than a square knot. Tom Cole, erstwhile swabbie Ron Nossaman wrote: > >> Joe, et al, >> The knot you refer to is called A Sheet Bend Knot. There is/are three >> knots >> that can be used to tie strings: 1. The "Tuner's Knot", which is >> essentially >> a Granny Knot or, (I can't remember the other name and it's not >> listed in my >> Sailing Knots Book. Reason being, it's not a "safe" not to use.) 2. The >> Square Knot or Reef Knot. 3. The Sheet Bend >> Just thought you'd like/need to know.<G> >> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > > Nope, the tuner's knot isn't a granny. It's a thief's knot. > > Ron N > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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