Alan: that's why you loosen them just a bit, then yank them taut & repeat until you get enough slack to get the loops off the hitch pins. Thump --- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> wrote: > RE: Bass string enlivening gadgetHi, > Do you like the idea of oils on the tuning pin !? > Respectfully not i. > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr at srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan Barnard > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:48 PM > Subject: RE: Bass string enlivening gadget > > > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz
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