<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Gordon/Thump, do you have a picture of this gadget?   Thanks, Richard Morgan <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ---- From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:26:37 PM Subject: Re: Bass string enlivening gadget <DIV>I appreciate that, John, but with the system I mentioned no scraping of coils is induced. The string goes through the wheels in an S-curve, and rolls. Not scrapes. Particularly nice when dealing with fragile,small diamete strings!      Thump --- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > I wouldn't bother. > 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. > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca >   ----- Original Message ----- >   From: Richard Morgan >   To: pianotech@ptg.org >   Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:27 PM >   Subject: Bass string enlivening gadget > > >   Recently someone posted this description of a tool > to enliven bass strings: >     Piece of 1" conduit, about a foot and a  half > long. >     Rubber caps on both ends. Drill through it 2 , > 1/4" >     holes, a few inches apart. Mount sliding-door > track >     nylon wheels ( with bearings! ) from Lowe's, > Home >     Depot, etc..  Unhitch strings on one end, put > through >     wheels'  grooves in long "s" curve, push >     conduit-gadget back and forth, up and down > length of >     string.  Much less scary than scraping metal! No > loose >     windings. Nylon grooves on wheels protect > strings. >   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. > >   Thanks, >   Richard Morgan > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >   Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship > answers from someone who knows. >   Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. <A href="http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html" target=_blank>http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html</A></DIV></DIV> </DIV></div> <hr size=1><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49938/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/">Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar</a> alerts you the instant new Mail arrives.<a href=" http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49937/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/"> Check it out.</a></body></html>