Kent's is good, but here's the cheap!  Some 14 guage wire with a small hook in the place where you need it.  Other end through a small piece of dowel or something with a tuner's knot or whatever to give you some lifting leverage.  Off you go.  It's crude, but free.  BTW...I bought the coil lifter after 15 years of doing this! LOL. Looks nicer in your tool kit. It doesn't take a lot of lift to raise up the coils. If too tight, lower tension, lift coils and tighten...then tune.  There ya go! Paul <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td>From: <td><atrav27@att.net> <tr valign=top> <td>To: <td><pianotech@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td>Date: <td>10/24/2011 05:04 PM <tr valign=top> <td>Subject: <td>[pianotech] Replacing strings and coil lifters</table> <hr noshade> <tt>Too often when replacing a single string there's not enough room for my coil lifter to work properly, so I have a dental pick with a hook on the end that helps, and a mini-flat blade screw driver with the blade bent in a L. But, that slows the whole process down and makes me think there has to be a better way. Are there any other crafty ways to lift a coil while tightening a single string? TIA, -A- </tt>