<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV>Hi Alan,</DIV>
<DIV>A tool can be made with a tubular curtain rod. Just drill two holes in the
end, bend the wire and thread it through the two holes, pull the ends of the
wire out the end, leaving a loop. Put the curtain rod with the wire behind the
bass strings, hook the loop over the pin, and pull the rod up. The two holes
keep the wire from twisting, grab the wires before they come out of the rod,
keeping them in place, then put on the pins.</DIV>
<DIV>Another idea, is if the string has broken at the becket, or close to it,
just splice a new piece on, from the selection of 6" pieces, you carry. (Or
should carry)</DIV>
<DIV>I save all the ends from bass restringing, they give me the larger sizes
for splicing the odd bass string, that breaks on an older piano. You know, the
ones that the people don't want to restring, and one new string, will stand out
tonally.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mathstar@salemnet.com href="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">Alan R.
Barnard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 18, 2002 10:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pulling Some Strings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any tips for replacing plain wire strings, tenor
section, under the bass strings, with the appropriate bridge section also
under the bass strings and directly behind the bottom rail on a drop action
(sticker wires) piano? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The customer was nice enough to hold flashlight,
hold the wire ends and above, etc. No problem getting the lower end down and
onto the pin (used the ol' safety pin trick) and, actually, getting the
strings on the bridge properly was not too bad (thin screwdriver and thin
needle-nosed pliers). But those danged wires want to cross each
other every which way and tangle up with the stupid dampers ..... ooog.
Had them on, under the pressure bar, coiled and then ... only when I started
tensioning the second one did I find out they were still crossed
....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd hate to remove & replace a drop action
just for one silly string ....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good part! This lady (senior citizen) gave me a
bag of home made cookies on my last visit. This time, she called to her
husband, who was "helping" me do some surgery on her piano, and me, to come to
lunch---roast beef, mashed potatoes & gravy, veggies, rolls, cole slaw,
cranberry sauce, carrot cake, and ice cream. Delicious dinner, delightful
people.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now if their 1974 Conover would stop beating me
up every time I visit ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Life Can Be Sweet in Salem, MO (although the
piano is in West Plains)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Hey David Vanderhoofven: This is the job you
referred to me. For the people, thanks; for the piano ... well, I'll get
even somehow!!! :-)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>