Bass string enlivening gadget

[John Ross]

I wouldn't bother.
Just get a piece of dowelling, or an old piece of broom stick. Then with one end of the string loose, make a loop, insert dowel, and run it up and down. It moves the loop, and the windings 'twist', and the tone is improved.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Morgan 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:27 PM
  Subject: Bass string enlivening gadget


  Recently someone posted this description of a tool to enliven bass strings:
    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.
  I'm having trouble envisioning it enough to construct it.  Might someone have a picture of such a gadget?  I assume the wheels are mounted in the 1/4" holes, and the wheels are in the same plane--i.e. a straight line?  Actually, as I framed the last question, I may have solved my dilemma, but would still love to have confirmation from someone, preferably including visual.

  Thanks,
  Richard Morgan



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