<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two = questions;</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why so many coils? My lever tip = will not fit properly with the coils so high.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Were you not supposed (or = requested from down under) to check the curvature of the soundboard first?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 04, 2005 = 7:00 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> re: Restringing the = Middle section of Michael G's S&S 'A'</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Listers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These four photos show my method of restringing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. The wrest pin punch with "distance = stop" of a cocktail stick taped to the punch. Also shows the long-nosed pliers = used to crimp in the kneb.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. That punch in action.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. The small vise-grips hold the = hitch bend in position whilst cranking the string on the wrest = pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. The hardwood dowell with round = head screw guide with wrest pin in and crank ready to put six coils on. French = chalk is used to ensure the pin does not react jerkily to tuning.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My string maker, Gregor Heller, = advises me to "get those bass strings on pdq. In manufactur they are under tension = and increase their lenght by 8mm. Left un tensioned for any length of time = results in poor tonal quality. Right now they are hanging in a bunch from the = workshop roof.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's all for now</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>