[pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light

[Dean May]

Thanks, Terry. This is a great tip and timely. I've been thinking along
these lines to streamline the amount of wire I carry. Right now it is 1/3 lb
spools for every size, and I rarely have to use them, maybe 2-3 times a
year. 

 

I picked up an old 1981 CB900C Honda a month ago w/ full dress Vetter bags.
I always loved those bikes and I hope to be able to do service calls with
it. (the only justification I could give the wife :-)) It sat in a barn for
20 years so it looks great, but fuel system and brake systems needed
completely gone through among other things. 

 

Dean

Dean W May                (812) 235-5272

PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY

Terre Haute IN 47802

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Terry Farrell
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 11:26 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] String Kit - Traveling Light

 

I ride my motorcycle to most of my service appointments. I like to have all
the tools and supplies I might need, so I've worked at making my tool boxes
as small and as light as possible. One thing I've done recently is to make
up a minimal string kit. The kit consists of plain wire strings from 0.030"
to 0.043" that are long enough for up to a 7-foot piano. I don't service
many nine-footers, so the shorter strings are sufficient for 99+% of the
pianos I service ('course it's really only the larger strings that will be
too short on a big piano - smaller strings should still work on a big
piano). I carry three of the smaller diameter strings, two of medium strings
and one of each larger size. I loop them around into a circle about the size
they would be on those 1/4-pound reels the supply houses sell. I pack them
in small cardboard pack that are designed to be mailers for a CD.



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