Looking for a tool

[Barbara Richmond]

I have some.  I guess I must have gotten them from Pianotek.  They might not
have been perfectly straight at first, so I put them on a metal cabinet to
regain(?) their shape.  It worked.   Before you ask, no, I can't remember 
how
long I left them there.  :-)

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, IL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Formsma" <formsma at gmail.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: Looking for a tool


> "Should" ain't what is - at least with the strips I've used. I got
> them from Pianotek. Perhaps the problem with mine is that they were
> curled during shipping, and the magnetic force wasn't strong enough to
> stick on the strings except when they were turned over. (I didn't
> spend time wondering why...just turned 'em over so they'd work. <g> I
> hope others have perfect strips - all's I'm saying is what happened
> with mine.)
>
> JF
>
> On 4/25/07, Avery <avery1 at houston.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>  They're magnetic strips. They should stick one either side. I've
>>  never had a problem with them. They're what the visually impaired
>>  techs use to set let-off. They're also what is used to stick
>>  magnetic signs to your vehicle. One strip is 1/16" and two together
>>  is 1/8!
>>
>>  The only time you might have a problem is in the middle to lower bass.
>>  Copper isn't magnetic.
>>
>>  Avery
>>
>>
>>  At 09:47 PM 4/24/2007, you wrote:
>>
>> Mine "stick" only on one side. You might try flipping it over.
>>
>>  JF
>>
>>  On 4/24/07, Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> I never could get the stupid strips to stick to the strings....
>>  les bartlett
>