[pianotech] Best Coil Lifter?

[marcel lapointe]

The best one I have is this one , hand made for me by a young  new  
piano tech  here in Quebec City: Steve St Onge.
I think  André Bolduc is selling it.
Marcel Lapointe


Le 10-01-10 à 14:31, Amadeus Piano a écrit :

> Can anyone recommend a coil lifter that fits well between all the  
> tuning pins and that works well in general and is good and solid?
>
> I started with the Schaff #146 but the end broke and they replaced  
> it with a #134, and the #134 is esp. difficult to get at the bottom  
> of the coil when the pins are close.
>
> And I’ve had a bunch of tools break recently, all purchased in the  
> last year.  My Mannino hook dropped, hit the floor and broke at the  
> weld; my Sciortino Insta-coiler broke at the hook/tip while using;  
> my looping machine arrived with a broken hook tip, and the coil  
> lifter (146) broke while trying to tighten coils.  Schaff has been  
> cool about it, replaced the insta-coiler, the hook for the looping  
> machine, and the coil lifter, but now I’m a bit gun-shy with these  
> tools—they seem to break so easily.
>
> Looking around I see what might be good choices, but I’d love to  
> hear what others use, what fits between all the pins, and what will  
> last for a long while.  The ones with the wood handles look like  
> they might work well, e.g., the #CL-8 at pianotek or the #3151 at  
> Schaff.  The #146 worked fairly well until the tip broke off so I’m  
> looking for something sturdier.
>
> I just finished restringing a Chickering Quarter Grand where some of  
> the pins are really tightly configured and I can't get to the bottom  
> of some of the coils on the center tuning pins.
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
> AMADEUS PIANO
> www.amadeuspiano.net

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