Great info, thanks! Alan Barnard Salem, MO ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 3/19/2008 1:28:16 PM Subject: String Info Please >If the other string of the unison is there mic the core and wrap. >Measure hitch pin to a point in line with it's mate's wrap. >Measure the length of the mate's wrap. >Now to order a string which will ultimately pull to those specs >and align well in the string series: >Subtract 1/8" from the hitch pin to start of wrap length. >Subtract 1/4" from the length of wrap length. >If replacing a missing single string, measure to points aligned >with it's neighbors. Masking tape placed across the gap at the >ends of the wrap indexes well. >Specify to the string maker to make the string 'to these specs' >so they won't do something similar to accommodate the stretch >factor and your replacement will be way off. damhik. >-- >Regards, >Jon Page >-- >Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.2/1305 - Release Date: 2/29/2008 6:32 >PM
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