<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=531121413-17032005><FONT face=Arial>On uprights, = use large alligator clips (Radio Shack) on the bridge pins.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Carl Meyer<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:55 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: String Replacing Annoyance<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unless it is in the high treble just = position the string in the proper place and lay a felt lined brick (not a gold = brick, mind you) on the stings and then check before putting a lot of tension that = it is in the proper place.  Works for me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer PTG assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 16, = 2005 8:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> String Replacing Annoyance</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>What kind of ingenuity do you all use to keep the string from = popping out between the bridge pins when you're cranking the tuning pins up?</DIV><BR><BR>Matthew Todd<BR>Todd Piano Works<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Tuning - Repairing - Regulating <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. <A = href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=29915/*http://info.mail.yahoo.com/ma= il_250">Do more. Manage less.</A></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>Internal Virus Database is = out-of-date.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - = Release Date: 03/09/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: = 03/09/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>