Bass string enlivening gadget

[gordon stelter]

I appreciate that, John, but with the system I
mentioned no scraping of coils is induced. The string
goes through the wheels in an S-curve, and rolls. Not
scrapes. Particularly nice when dealing with
fragile,small diamete strings!
     Thump

 
--- John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> 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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