An improvement on the Schaff bass-string twister/installer would be.....

[John Formsma]

A small spring clamp also works quite well.  I keep one of those in my
stringing kit.  Small, so it takes up very little space.  Always
handy, always there.

JF

On 8/7/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> This is a great idea.  Often there's not much room between the hitch pin and
> the floorboard of an upright, or the case of a grand, for that matter.  By
> gripping ABOVE the loop, this would solve that problem, too!  Thanks, I'll
> use this one for sure.
>
> Tom Sivak
> Chicago
>
> Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A small vise grip clamped at an angle on the wind of the core above the loop
> works just fine to twist and place the loop and can then be locked on the
> hitch pin to hold it( the loop) in place while you're making your coil and
> pulling the string to pitch. You can then remove the vice grips and square
> your loop to the plate. If you have a concern about nicking the string or
> marring the paint, a little self adhesive nameboard felt on the jaws of the
> Vicegrips will make sure that doesn't happen.
> I am all about making my tools do double duty whenever possible and not
> buying a specialty tool when I can use one I already have for the same job.