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<font size=3>At 12:36 PM 12/8/2001 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Well, I have finally gotten over my fear of
stringing and did a passable job<br>
on a older Kawai grand the other day. I still have 4 strings to do
in the<br>
upper treble. My question is: how long should the string
really be past<br>
the tuning pin? Is it three or four fingers? And should I
back the tuning<br>
pin out three complete turns before putting the string on? I don't
want to<br>
screw this up.. Thanks!<br>
<br>
Busted knuckles in Knoxville,<br>
Patrick</blockquote><br>
Four fingers<br>
<br>
Make the coil on a dummy pin and transfer the coil to the pin.<br>
3/4 turn is all that is needed.</font><br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Jon Page, piano technician<br>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<br>
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