Pictures please. Bruce Browning The Piano Tuner > Piece of 1" conduit, about a foot and a half long. > Rubber caps on both ends. Drill through it 2 , 1/4" > holes, a few inches apart. Mount sliding-door track > nylon wheels ( with bearings! ) from Lowe's, Home > Depot, etc.. Unhitch strings on one end, put through > wheels' grooves in long "s" curve, push > conduit-gadget back and forth, up and down length of > string. Much less scary than scraping metal! No loose > windings. Nylon grooves on wheels protect strings. > > Peace, > Thump > > > --- Geoff Sykes <thetuner at ivories52.com> wrote: > >> Paul -- >> >> I had to think about that a moment to get the right >> picture in my head but >> yeah, I understand what you're saying. Thanks for >> the tip. >> >> -- Geoff Sykes >> -- Assoc. Los Angeles >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org >> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >> Of PAULREVENKOJONES >> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 10:04 PM >> To: Pianotech List >> Subject: Re: Enlivening bass strings >> >> >> Geoff: >> >> You might want to be wary of half twists since that >> will bend the wire >> against the bends that are already there at the >> bridge pins. Better maybe to >> always twist full turns rather than half. >> >> Paul >> >> "If you want to know the truth, stop having >> opinions" (Chinese fortune >> cookie) >> >> >> In a message dated 04/22/07 21:41:40 Central >> Daylight Time, >> thetuner at ivories52.com writes: >> >> Hi Joe -- >> >> I get very good results from putting 1/2 twists in >> bass strings, but I >> always do it in the same direction as the windings. >> By your suggestion of >> twisting first the wrong way and then back, are you >> suggesting that the >> string be brought back up to pitch between these >> right and wrong twists? >> >> -- Geoff Sykes >> -- Assoc. Los Angeles >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org >> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >> >> Of Joe And Penny Goss >> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:34 PM >> To: Pianotech List >> Subject: Re: Enlivening bass strings >> >> >> Hi, >> Now if you are going to do the twist, first twistthe >> wrong way then back. >> Try it you will like it. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose >> Tools imatunr at srvinet.com >> >> www.mothergoosetools.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Dutton" <duttonjw at gmail.com> >> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:05 PM >> Subject: RE: Enlivening bass strings >> >> >> > Like Duaine I have had success with this same >> method except that I >> > only remove the string from the bottom hitch. I >> generally try to keep >> > the loop in the 6-8" diameter range. This process >> is described also >> > in Reblitz 2nd edition on page 116. After I do >> this I try to give a >> > twist or two in the direction of the windings >> prior to reattaching to >> > the hitch pin. >> > >> > John Dutton >> > Billings, MT >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Hechler Family >> [mailto:dahechler at charter.net] >> > Sent: Sunday, 22 April, 2007 14:44 >> > To: Pianotech List >> > Subject: Re: Enlivening bass strings >> > >> > Richard, >> > >> > My mentor showed me a way but it's hard to >> describe so I'll make an >> > attempt at it. >> > >> > First, completely take out the string. Then take >> the string a form a >> > over-under loop (like the first part of tying your >> shoe laces) fairly >> > tight but not enough to loosen the winding. Then >> roll the "loop" up >> > and down the full length of the string. >> > >> > This will loosen and should remove all the dirt >> that has built up -in- >> > the windings. >> > >> > Like I said it is hard to describe in words >> > >> > Duaine >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >
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