String Loops and Eyes

[Leslie Bartlett]

I got to be fairly good with loops, replacing bass strings on a Kraus(s)
piano.  They were pretty and I trimmed off all the excess wire sticking
out.....................................   So, by the time I made the loops
for the SECOND set (the hitch pins being too large for string companies to
match the loop size) I had become fairly efficient.  I used a nail in a
vise.
les b 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Philip Jamison
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 10:06 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: String Loops and Eyes


I've never restrung any european pianos, so I haven't had to form quantities
of string eyes or loops. If I did, I would probably twist them around a
metal rod held in a vise. The "String Looping" device sold by Schaff and
others seems to put too much strain on the strings to me. Are there any jigs
for looping strings in the English/Vienesse style?

Philip Jamison
West Chester, PA
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