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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I wouldn't bother.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just get a piece of dowelling, or an old piece of
broom stick. Then with one end of the string loose, make a loop, insert dowel,
and run it up and down. It moves the loop, and the windings 'twist', and the
tone is improved.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com
href="mailto:rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com">Richard Morgan</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> Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bass string enlivening
gadget</DIV>
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<DIV>Recently someone posted this description of a tool to enliven bass
strings:</DIV>
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<DIV>Piece of 1" conduit, about a foot and a half long.<BR>Rubber
caps on both ends. Drill through it 2 , 1/4"<BR>holes, a few inches apart.
Mount sliding-door track<BR>nylon wheels ( with bearings! ) from Lowe's,
Home<BR>Depot, etc.. Unhitch strings on one end, put
through<BR>wheels' grooves in long "s" curve,
push<BR>conduit-gadget back and forth, up and down length of
<BR>string. Much less scary than scraping metal! No
loose<BR>windings. Nylon grooves on wheels
protect strings.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV dir=ltr>I'm having trouble envisioning it enough to construct it.
Might someone have a picture of such a gadget? I assume the wheels are
mounted in the 1/4" holes, and the wheels are in the same plane--i.e. a
straight line? Actually, as I framed the last question, I may have
solved my dilemma, but would still love to have confirmation from someone,
preferably including visual.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Richard Morgan<BR></DIV></DIV><BR>
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