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If you tie a knot in a piece of rope the same way we tie a string
splice, you will find that, after playing around with the "bitter
ends", that you do not have a reef knot or square knot as is commonly
thought but a "thief's knot", which is what you would use to tie up
your camel when you suspect someone is borrowing it during the night.
The borrower will retie the rope in a square knot and thus you will
confirm your suspicion.<br>
<br>
Tom Cole<br>
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Gregor _ wrote:<br>
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cite="midBAY111-F20FA4412C8B02D3105EACD4810@phx.gbl">Jon,
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thank you for your explanations. The ascii art came out, but it doesn愒
help much. But the photo helped. I tried that, but I was not very
successfull. After a few trials I established a conection. But on the
way to that it happened that the dead end of the splice loop came under
the dead end of the wire loop. I have to practice that before I come to
the next step which is to tighten that conection by pulling the ends.
<br>
<br>
What愀 about the other technique, that reef knot? That愀 what I saw in a
piano but I have no idea how to handle that. Seems to be very
difficult.
<br>
<br>
Paul, what are you talking about in your explanation how to make a
loop? Never heard of Vise-Grip or LokJaw.
<br>
<br>
Gregor
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<blockquote type="cite">From: Jon Page <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net"><jonpage@comcast.net></a>
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To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>
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Subject: repairing broken bass strings
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:49:38 -0500
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Make a loop in the wire and give it a
slight bend at the cross-over.
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</blockquote>
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To clarify this statement:
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By 'bend at the cross-over' I mean once the loop is formed,
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lift the loop by pressing the cross-over onto the wire.
________./<loop
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Half that bend is sufficient.
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/.----------> / splice
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__ /________./ wire
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/
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The loop on the splice is larger than the loop on the wire.
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Pass the splice loop over the wire loop and onto the wire.
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Insert end of splice into wire loop and pull loops together.
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I hope this ascii art come out.
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Regards,
<br>
<br>
Jon Page
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