Hi Ron, Previous to your post, I had always thought the extra bend, a real pain, when replacing a broken one. I had always hated the extra bend on the Baldwins. I also found that the extra bend resulted, in more of my blood being spilled. I will now reinvestigate my previous assumptions. When I replace a string, I always indicate on my bill, which string was replaced. It is a carry-over from the days when I used to repair electronic organs, if a note went after my repair, it was 'always', the one I had just repaired, that went again. So I had to be able to prove it wasn't. On a piano, it is not as bad, because, you have new/shiny, versus old/not shiny, in most cases. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:30 PM Subject: Re: wire coming out of beckett > > >In the situation that you describe, it would be my thought, though not > >liking the idea, to let the wire stick through the tuning pin about 1/4" > >so that the wire could be bent over ala cheep spinets from the 60s. I do > >not like the double bend as it makes replacing a broken string much > >harder. But if the old pin is holding fine why replace it when this repair > >will let it hold the new string? > > > >Joe Goss > > I use that double bend in every string I replace as a field repair. There > are a couple of reasons. One is insuring the becket doesn't pull out when I > crank it up to pitch. They don't - ever, no matter what shape the pin is > in. Another is that I find it easier to manage the coil during > installation, and insure it's tight after. At least as important to me as > any other reason is that it offers an undeniable visual indication of what > string or strings I have replaced over time. This is useful in the long run > as evidence of overall string condition when we once again talk about > rebuilding. When I, and they, can count a dozen obvious string replacements > without bending over the piano, it makes a point. It is also invaluable > when, not if, I get the call saying that string I replaced last week broke > again. I can go out and point to the one I replaced (with the extra bend), > right next to the freshly broken one (without), and leave no doubt that > this is a brand new self-contained service call with it's own accompanying > fee. End of discussion. While I have had people argue with me that a rusty > old broken string was the one I installed last time (before I started doing > the bent over end), I haven't yet run into anyone idiot enough to insist > that the little bend on the end of the wire (that I can show them on the > string(s) I DID replace), spontaneously evaporated from that dull broken > string. There's still time, and I haven't met everyone yet, but so far so good. > > Ron N > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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