[pianotech] Deck the halls with universal bass strings

[John Formsma]

I always squeeze the windings with a needle nose pliers to keep them tight.

I no longer use universals "a lot." However, I do occasionally use them, and
carry a (more-or-less) full set of the 37 strings from Schaff. They are fine
for spinets and old uprights (on the rare occasion when the old upright
manages to squeeze through the rigorous pre-screening process).

--
JF



On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:30 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:

> Rob
>
> I use universals a lot, and very seldom have a problem. Make sure the
> winding is tight where you cut it off. Instructions in the Schaff Catalogue
> suggest you twist the winding with a pair of pliers. I also "knock" the
> winding down with the pliers.
>
>  WIm
>
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