Remedial string leveling

[Barbara Richmond]

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MessageHi Marcel,

Hmm, I've done a two fisted pull (elbows resting on the piano), but I'll =
give your method a try. =20

Thanks.

Barbara

PS  Really, I've never climbed up on the keybed...  :-)
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Marcel Carey=20
  To: 'Pianotech'=20
  Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:26 PM
  Subject: RE : Remedial string leveling


  Hi Barbara,

  From your posts I think you might just have a leverage problem. I use =
a home made hook that consist of a discarded bass string. The core is =
made into a hook and then the coiled portion is made into a loop and =
serves as the handle. Now to the leverage part. I use my right hand to =
hold the handle while my right elbow is resting on the tuning pins, =
plate or wathever. I use my left hand to push up on my right wrist while =
my left elbow is resting on solid ground as well. This way I feel I have =
a lot more subtle control instead of just pulling up on any kind of =
tool.

  Just my 2 =A2

  Marcel Carey, RPT
  Sherbrooke, QC
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    De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] De =
la part de Barbara Richmond
    Envoy=E9 : 18 octobre 2005 21:05
    =C0 : Joe Garrett; Pianotech
    Objet : Re: Remedial string leveling


    Thanks, Joe. =20

    I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures.  Maybe I won't have to =
stand on the keybed anymore to get enough leverage.  Well, actually, I =
put one foot on the keybed and the other on the stretcher to steady =
myself.  It's a real pain when a tool slips and I fall backwards.  One =
time when I did slip my foot got wedged between the keybed and pinblock =
and I was hanging from the keybed by my knees!  Say, what would you =
recommend to remove shoe marks from the top of the stretcher?  Just =
joking!   Oh, heck, I would do it, but I'm afraid of heights.  :-)

    Barbara Richmond, RPT



    ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Joseph Garrett=20
      To: pianotech=20
      Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:25 PM
      Subject: Re: Remedial string leveling




      Barbara,
      There are two tools that are quite easy to use, (don't need brute =
strength). I'll scan them and post, so's ya can see them. Both can be =
made by you, if'n you have a shop w/drill press, grinder, sander, etc.
      Regards,

      Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
      Captain, Tool Police
      Squares R I



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