<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C339CD.83866DD0" = rel=File-List><o:SmartTagType name="time" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="date" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: SimSun; } @font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @font-face { font-family: Script MT Bold; } @font-face { font-family: Century Schoolbook; } @font-face { font-family: \@SimSun; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } P.MsoAutoSig { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoAutoSig { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoAutoSig { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } P { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; = mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } SPAN.EmailStyle19 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; = mso-style-type: personal; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-ansi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; = mso-hansi-font-family: Arial } SPAN.EmailStyle20 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: "Script MT Bold"; FONT-STYLE: normal; = FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-style-type: = personal; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Script MT Bold"; = mso-hansi-font-family: "Script MT Bold" } SPAN.EmailStyle21 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; = mso-style-type: personal-reply; mso-style-noshow: yes; = mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial } SPAN.SpellE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-spl-e: yes } SPAN.GramE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-gram-e: yes } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=white lang=EN-US link=blue style="tab-interval: = .5in" vLink=purple stationery_tag_mark> <DIV>Splicing is not something I do every day, or = everyweek, so I tend to forget how to do it. ( I'm in my 50s) So, I practice from = time to time with garbage bag ties. Laugh if you like, but I can splice a string = for you any time. Not a square knot, though. :-)</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of = Alan Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 9:24 PM To: 'Kevin E. Ramsey'; 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: Restringing </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> It seems to = me,<o:p></o:p> As replys abound,<o:p></o:p> We get more = confused<o:p></o:p> With every round.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Coils or loops,<o:p></o:p> Which do we = mean?<o:p></o:p> One goes on = the pin,<o:p></o:p> The other = goes on …um … the other pin.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> BTW IMHO = the Sciortino is a great (expensive) tool when it = works, which for me is about half the time. Never have figured out why it sometimes = does not. It’s like splicing a string: Sometimes I can do it in the dark = with one finger in my nose, other times I stare stupidly at the ends and = can’t remember what goes which where or why.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Alan R. Barnard<o:p></o:p> <st1:place><st1:City>Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State>MO</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Kevin E. = Ramsey Sent: <st1:date = Year="2003" Day="23" Month="6">Monday, June 23, 2003</st1:date> = <st1:time Minute="51" Hour="20">8:51 PM</st1:time> To: = <st1:PersonName>Pianotech</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Restringing <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> No, Harry, I've never = broken a string with one of those, (they're perfect when you're not removing = the tuning pin on bass strings, though, aren't = they?)<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>     We = were referring to the coil makers for single strings on hitch pins.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Kevin.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; = BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt = 3.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; = PADDING-TOP: 0in"> <DIV> ----- Original Message = ----- <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV style="font-color: black"> From: <A href="mailto:hjpickett@cablenet-va.com" title=hjpickett@cablenet-va.com>Harry Pickett</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title=pianotech@ptg.org>'Pianotech'</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sent: <st1:date Year="2003" Day="23" Month="6">Monday, = June 23, 2003</st1:date> = <st1:time Minute="46" Hour="18">6:46 PM</st1:time><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Subject: RE: Restringing<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> Does the warning earlier on the list about crank coilers apply to the = Sciortino Insta-coiler?<o:p></o:p> Thanks from someone who will always read the subject line “Pretty Darn Frequently”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Harry<o:p></o:p></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> --- Incoming mail is certified Virus = Free. 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