[pianotech] Broken bass string

William Monroe bill at a440piano.net
Mon Jan 9 17:47:46 MST 2012


Hi Al,

How about cutting off the tail, splicing on a new length of straight wire
(leaving plenty of extra length) and then creating a new loop AFTER making
the splice.  It will probably be easier to get the length very close that
way.

William R. Monroe



On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <
alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Found this string broken on a Mason Hamlin grand (new customer). It's a
> tri-cord, so I would rather repair it, than replace all three, to save the
> customer money (piano really needs a rebuild).
>
> This is the first time I've seen a break like this. Any suggestions on how
> to fix it and keep the proper length?
>
> Al -
> High Point, NC
>
>
>
>
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