<!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 5.50.4616.200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And what does the former owner of SAT = #363 posess now?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Tuesday, December 04, = 2001 8:02 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: String splicing = </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Hazen. When you look in the archives, also be sure to look for = methods using vice grips to bent the string around. From what I = understand, this is the slickest way to go. I have been using the knot in Reblitz = with good success also. I haven't figured out the vice grip method yet = - largely because I don't seem to be able to search the archives - if = you do find some good posts on this (maybe some from Ron N.) maybe you might = pass them on to me!?!?!?!? Thanks and good luck.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regarding prevention of string breakage in church pianos, I have = heard that two things seem to work best. One is to provide for an earlier = letoff - will tend to depower the hammer striking the strings. The other = is to provide the pianist a 10,000 watt bank of speakers situated very = close to the pianist and pointed straight at her/him - with volume turned = up real high. This can help the pianist think that merely pounding the = $%&# out of the keyboard is sufficient to be heard (by all, including the Goddesses!).</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV>former SAT #363 owner</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=jonpage@mediaone.net = href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net">Jon Page</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> Tuesday, December 04, = 2001 9:30 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: String splicing = </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 08:34 AM 12/4/2001 -0500, you wrote:<BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" cite><FONT face=arial size=2>Hi list, = <BR>  I would like to start a discussion on string splicing.I have = recently inherited several <BR>churches with string breaking going on.(I = think to bad playing habits,but maybe some <BR>discussion on that.)I know = of the knot in Reblitz,and have had success with it.But I <BR>know the = wealth of knowledge on the list maybe can throw new light,new methods on = <BR>this subject. <BR><BR>Thanks to all, <BR>Hazen Bannister <BR>Western = Carolinas Chapter </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>All this is in the Archives.  More = reading than you can shake a string at.<BR><BR></FONT><BR><FONT size=3><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page,   piano = technician<BR>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<BR><A href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:</A>jonpage<A = href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" eudora="autourl">@mediaone.net</A><BR><A href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/" = eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com</A><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>