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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Exactamondo!!!<G> My choice would be to order all three strings....but....WE always have to do it on the CHEAP, don't we??? This way we get to waste a whole lot of OUR time in the hope that the tie/loop will work our properly and not break, stretch too far or cause a buzz! THEN, we don't charge for ALL the time we've spent, (when we should, of course<G>), because we're "trying to save the customer some money! Wheee! We're sure havin' fun here, don'tcha know?<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Another alternative: just leave it as a bi-chord and change the damper. If the darned thing is in that bad of condition, who's going to know the difference?<G>(Huge tongue in cheek thang)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">That's my take on it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/9/2012 2:37:03 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] broken bass sting</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>I'd say it's going to be as much luck as skill here. I'm sure such things *can* be spliced perfectly. But who among us wants to practice such a technique to perfection? You have to predict the amount of stretching that will occur once the splice is tightened. Otherwise, the wire ends up too short or too long.<BR><BR>I've done it once (I think), and it was certainly lucky that it worked. :-)<BR><BR>John F<BR><BR>On Monday, January 9, 2012, Joseph Garrett <<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>> wrote:<BR>> Al said: "Found this string broken on a Mason Hamlin grand (new customer).<BR>> It's a tri-cord, so I would rather repair it, than replace all three, to<BR>> save the customer money (piano really needs a rebuild).<BR>><BR>> This is the first time I've seen a break like this. Any suggestions on how<BR>> to fix it and keep the proper length?"<BR>><BR>> Al,<BR>> If it's the only way, then I'd make a german loop on a piece of matching<BR>> wire. Cut off the broken English Loop and tie the two together. It'd be<BR>> tricky, but it's doable. I've seen the repair on several pianers, done by<BR>> an oldtimer type. (much older'n me<G>) Lotsa luck.<BR>> Joe<BR>><BR>><BR>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>> Captain of the Tool Police<BR>> Squares R I<BR>><BR>><BR><BR>-- <BR>
<DIV>John Formsma, RPT<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Blue Mountain, MS</DIV><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>