Anmother string gadget advantage....

[gordon stelter]

.. is that it can be rotated 'round the string, while
it is being pushed and pulled along the length,
simultaneously, thus flexing the string in far more
planes than the loop-pulling method.

     Peace,
     Thump

P.S. Sorry. No pics. I'm computer illiterate, still,
and have no digital camera. I got the idea from a tip
in the Journal, and just improved on it, a bit. ( By
ther grace of God ) It's much easier to buy the wheels
from Lowe's, than machine them on a  lathe. 
     
--- Richard Morgan <rsanbornmorgan at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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