[pianotech] side cutters

[David Ilvedson]

That would be nice in a center pin nipper...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Norm Barrett" <barr8345 at bellsouth.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 12/27/2009 9:18:01 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] side cutters


>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
>>