<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Tuner's Knot--NOT!</title></head><body> <div>At 9:03 AM -0400 5/26/04, Piannaman@aol.com wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... First note, A0:  kinda tight feeling pin, yank, THUD!  Broken, right at the pin.  Great opportunity to splice it with the knot I practiced so diligently for so many hours.</font> ...</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>As you have already discovered, Dave, attempting to splice in that very limited area, with that size bass string core A0 has, and on a M&H grand to boot, is nigh impossible to do without messing up the plate or the felt's appearance.</div> <div><br></div> <div>As much as I like the challenge of splicing music wire, this would be one of those times where I personally would cry uncle before the fact and order a replacement.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keith</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Keith McGavern<br> Registered Piano Technician<br> Oklahoma Chapter 731<br> Piano Technicians Guild<br> USA<br> </div> </body> </html>