<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <title>Message</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Another Potter student here and I = just did a universal string replacement on D#3 (two string unison) on my old = console about three weeks ago.  Although Potter doesn’t address the = procedure directly, he does refer you to the Schaff = instructions.   I had two problems: =   I had a hard time measuring the = length of the winding on the original string.  You’re supposed to allow = for stretch when measuring, but because I had removed some of the winding = from the top of the string to attempt a knot (I was following directions in a = recent Journal.  The break was in the speaking length.)   The = winding ends were not even on the other strings.  I think some of the other strings were replacements, too.   The second problem was making the = cuts in the winding.  I wasn’t sure what to use, so I went with a new = pair of needle nose pliers with a wire cutting section.  I used to do a = little electrical work and was pretty good at taking insulation off of thin = wires if I didn’t have a pair of strippers.  Well, let’s just say = it wasn’t as neat as I would have liked.  I’m still not sure what type = of cutter to use.  (A pair of diagonal cutters or even insulation = strippers?)  Then, trying to start unwinding the winding proved difficult, but went = pretty quick after finally getting the end off the core.   The result was a string that gives = me a “wild” sounding unison when striking the note with a firm blow, but it settles quickly.  I think this is either from the windings being the wrong = length (by a mm or two) or I may have loosened the windings on the core.  = When playing with light to medium blows I can hear it, but it’s not too = bad.  I would never leave this on a better piano, but since the rest of the = strings in this sections are so uneven, it’s hard to pick out the new = string unless you know which one it is.    Given the condition = of the piano and how uneven the strings sound anyway, I could have lived with = the result if I had hired a tech to replace the string.  I do plan on a = re-do in the near future.   I hope this helps.  =      Joseph Freeman Student Tech Central Florida     -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:02 = PM To: ilvey@sbcglobal.net; 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: Bass String Replacement   <div> Most humbly beg to = disagree, Clodhopper, but master say many time piano made by Krapp & Sons and been ridden = hard, put up wet, kept in basement, served as condo for 271 generations of = mice, and only still exists because of local anti-dumping and anti-burning = ordinances... </div> <div>   </div> <div> Not always worth honorable = time, return trip, etc. Reasonably well matched universal  can = be just the ticky. (Or maybe just out here in the sticky where we're all a = little hicky?) </div> <div>   </div> <div> My apologees to all of = China, all Chinese people, Kung Fu enthusiasts, fans of David Gimmeabreakhedon'tevenlookChinese Carradine, and people of good taste, everywhere. </div> <div>   </div> Alan R. = Barnard Salem, MO <blockquote = style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> -----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Monday, April 18, = 2005 6:33 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: Bass String Replacement don't bother, ship the string to a string maker and get it done = right.   Best to replace both strings but one duplicated will beat the heck of a universal.  I don't carry them anymore.   I'd learn to = tie a bass string as a more practical skill.. david i.   </blockquote> </div> </body> </html> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.16 - Release Date: = 04/18/2005