Wow. That makes some sense. I assume, when you say "vertically" you are envisioning a grand so that with an upright you'd be pulling it toward you. Yes? I think a judicious drop of CLP on the coil and at the pressure points (agraffs, capo, v-bar, pins, etc.) is also a good idea. Alan Barnard Salem, MO Original message From: "Dean May" To: "Pianotech List" Received: 5/15/2007 4:53:03 PM Subject: RE: Bass string enlivening gadget Someone (I wish I could give proper credit) posted a genius solution to the problem of bass strings breaking when detuning some time ago. Grab the wire close to the middle and pull vertically as you loosen the pin. This keeps the coils tight and stress off the becket. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan Barnard Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:51 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: Bass string enlivening gadget What always bothers me about this is that old tubby strings also tend to break at the becket when you detune to loosen the string! I do not enjoy trying to splice big ol' bass strings! I have had some success loosening the string only somewhat then banging the heck out of it either by loudly playing the "note" or tapping the string with tuning hammer or other tool. Alan Barnard Salem, MO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070515/bc446bec/attachment.html
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