Screw Stingers

Gary Telleen gary at telleenpiano.com
Thu Dec 28 18:42:40 MST 2006


Hello Paul,

Contact Jim Coleman Jr.  He will have whatever you need for your screw 
stringer.  602-989-0005 or colemantools.com

Gary Telleen


PianoTonix wrote:
> I recently tuned an 1885 Mason & Hamlin screw stringer upright. 
> Someone did extensive work on it about 15 years ago, and apparently 
> replaced three of the screw stringers that presumably were 
> broken/damaged. However, the replacements were homemade and do not 
> stand up to tensions/torsions/stresses of tuning. They are all in the 
> extreme treble, so it's not really crucial (the owner is a very 
> amateur player and "doesn't need" those notes) but we'd both like to 
> replace as many of the 3 homemade ones with original equipment if 
> anyone can find me 1-4 of them. For the uninitiated, I am attaching a 
> pix of the piano and a detail of the screws.
> Many Thanks,
> Paul


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