<div>I don't think so, my understanding was we were talking about replacing  individual strings in a strung piano</div> <div>the original comment was regarding an improvement of the Schaff Bass string twister/installer.</div> <div>Ichimed in by saying I had never owned on and just used my small vice grips for twisting and then on the hitch pin for keeping the loop inplace while I made the coil and placed it on the pin and pulled it to pitch.  <br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/7/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ron Nossaman</b> <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>>> A small spring clamp also works quite well.  I keep one of those in my<br>>> stringing kit.  Small, so it takes up very little space.  Always <br>>> handy, always there.<br>><br>> Not so much use as the vise-grip if you want to twist the string,<br>> though.  I use  a pair of 4" vise-grip type grips made in China that you<br>> can get very cheaply. <br>><br>> JD<br><br>I seem to have lost track here - not surprising, considering<br>it's me, but are we talking about replacing an individual<br>string or restringing? Individual string replacement, pin-in,<br> the Vise-Grip(s) or functional equivalent(s) work great.<br>Restringing, the pin with the coil wound on is an ideal<br>T-handle with which to twist the string (hitch engaged) before<br>driving it into the block.<br><br>Just checking, <br>Ron N<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com"> mike@ifixpianos.com</a>