Gordon/Thump, do you have a picture of this gadget? Thanks, Richard Morgan ----- Original Message ---- From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:26:37 PM Subject: Re: Bass string enlivening gadget 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship > answers from someone who knows. > Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070516/79659624/attachment.html
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