Bass String Splice

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi all,
I have been fortunate to have only replaced or repaired a few MONO  strings.
it is my understanding that double wraped strings are wound on the core
going both ways ie. first clock wise, second counter clock wise.
Any stringers out there to confirm?
It is my practice to attempt a splice once. If that breaks the string is
replaced.
My reasoning is that if the string tears a second time, the wire is too
workhardened to justify splicing.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "hubert liverman" <hubertliverman@bellsouth.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: Bass String Splice


>
> Hi Joe,
> I was thinking a "single" string that broke below the'pressure bar' that
> Mark had to unwind to splice. I just read you response to mine. Bichords
are
> another matter and I agree with your system and advice entirely.
>
> Hubert Liverman
> Opelika,Al
>
>
>
> > Hi Mark, On original strings, only a little of the ends are swedged to
> > tighten the winding and hold it in place.
> > Universal strings on the other hand, I think, have a square shape or
> swedge
> > to the entire core as one does not know where the ends of the wire will
> be,
> > so it is necessary to have that as a part of their design. This is most
> > likely why there is so much negative comment as to the sound of the
> > universal replacement strings. There is more chance that there will be
> > unequal segments in the core causing beating on a single string, thus
> > causing a problem for the unison bichord.
> > Joe Goss RPT
> > Mother Goose Tools
> > imatunr@srvinet.com
> > www.mothergoosetools.com
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <mps@usol.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:35 AM
> > Subject: Bass String Splice
> >
> >
> > > Hello to all!
> > >
> > > This morning I spliced a broken single bass string on an old upright.
> > > Since the the wire broke relatively close to the copper windings, it
was
> > > necessary to remove some of them to be able to make the needed
> > > loop in the wire.
> > > All went well with the splice until I began pulling it up to pitch. It
> now
> > > has "zero" tone to it. It sounds as though it is being dampened
> > > somewhere. (However, it is not!)
> > > Could it be that too many windings were removed and it is now new
> > > wire time?  (I removed about an inch of the copper)
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > Montbriand
> > >
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