[pianotech] side cutters

[Norm Barrett]

I have several cutters that handle music wire nicely but my favorite are 
the wire cutters that Pianotec sells, #WC-134. They cut wire up to 
.062"  and the nicest feature is the cut end will not fly away. If you 
squeeze and hold. you cannot pull either piece of wire from the cutter 
and I consider this a safety feature.
Norm Barrett
Memphis Chapter


James Johnson wrote:
> I bit the bullet 40 years ago and bought a top quality set of diagonal 
> cutters made by Starret and they are still in excellent condition and 
> cut as good as they did on day one.  I use them for cutting wire in 
> the shop for restringing.  In the field, I don't want to carry a 
> specialized cutter just for occasional use, so I use the cutter on a 
> 4" vice grip which I also use to secure the wire when tying knots to 
> splice strings along with a variety of other uses.  The best way to 
> ruin a pair of needle nose pliers or cheap dags is to cut music wire 
> with them.  It's just too hard for a soft cutting surface.  Top 
> quality cutters with their highly tempered cutting edges won't get 
> dull with use unless you are cutting something that is harder than 
> they are.
> Jim
>